View of Sydney, N S W 1854 / drawn from nature by C. Martens, on stone by T. Picken

V*/Sp Coll/Martens/9

fonds

1854

Graphic Materials, Prints

825876

1 print - lithograph, col. - 36.6 x 56.8 cm, (actual image) 28 x 50 cm

Conrad Martens: life and Art / Elizabeth Ellis¶Sydney : State Library of NSW Press, 1994’

“Martens first indication of his second separately issued lithographic print was an entry in the Account book for 31 May 1854: view of Sydney from Rober[t]sons Point in pencil with two tints for engraving, Mader £10.10.0. He painted an oil from the same location for his mother-in-law in April 1853. Unlike the 1843 print where Martens owned copies, The 1855 print was a business partnership with funds put up by Frederick Mader, Sydney bookseller, print dealer and publisher and Stuart Donaldson, merchant and politician” -- Conrad Martens: life and Art / Elizabeth Ellis, Sydney : State Library of NSW Press, 1994, p.50-55’.

Although published in Sydney, the printing of Martens second lithograph was undertaken in London by Day&Son. His brother Henry was responsible for all the arrangements, including the selection of draughtsman and printer. The view looks across the Harbour from Cremorne Point” – Painted Panorama, Sydney : Blaxland City Gallery, 1985, p.67.

`Day&Son, Lith to the Queen’ -- right corner beneath image
Published by F. Mader, Sydney May 1855 – middle beneath image
`Drawn from nature by Conrad Martens’ – left beneath image

Painted panorama 1800-1870: paintings from the Mitchell and Dixson collections of the State Library of New South Wales - Blaxland Gallery (1 November - 30 November, 1985)
Journeys through Landscapes - Conrad Martens Life & Art - State Library of New South Wales (November, 1994 - July, 1995)