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Sketches in the environs of Sydney.
MARTENS, Conrad
# 2736
Being part of a series of sketches intended to illustrate the
scenery of New South Wales. Drawn on stone and tinted
by Conrad Martens; printed by J. Allan. Sydney, January,
1850. Published by the artist, and sold by W. and F. Ford,
W. R. Piddington, W. Moffitt, and all booksellers. Set 2, No.
1. Lettered wrappers, portfolio, measuring 275 x 380mm
(contemporary owner’s inscription of ‘Mr. John Roberton’
upper right, water stain upper left, paper reinforcement to the
inner fold), contents sheet, four delicate tinted lithographs of
Sydney scenery, signed in the images, pale water staining to the
margins, not affecting the images.
The scenes are:
1. Elizabeth Bay, Port Jackson
2. The Lighthouse, Port Jackson
3. Brush Scene, Illawarra (Nettle Tree and Cabbage Palms)
4. Church at St. Leonard’s, North Shore
Ferguson 5443; Wantrup 243a.
$ 6,000
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