Rushcutter's Bay, from Darlinghurst, June 24. 55 Sydney ; Sydney from the North Shore, March 1855 /...
Rushcutter's Bay, from Darlinghurst, June 24. 55 Sydney ; Sydney from the North Shore, March 1855 /...
Rushcutter's Bay, from Darlinghurst, June 24. 55 Sydney ; Sydney from the North Shore, March 1855 / J. v. d. Polder
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1855
Call Numbers
SSV/135 , SSV/136
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
2 drawings - 11 x 17.5 cm and 11 x 18.5 cm - pencil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SSV/135
Rushcutter's Bay from Darlinghurst, 1855
Pencil drawing of Rushcutter's Bay with cottage and garden scene in the foreground including figures of people and livestock. Also depicted are a number of windmills and residences including the mansion Craigend built by Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855) on the crest of Woolloomoloo Hill. In the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Rushcutter's Bay, from Darlinghurst, June 24. 55 Sydney ; Sydney from the North Shore, March 1855 / J. v. d. Polder
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1319125
Signature / Inscriptions
Both signed by the artist in lower left edge of drawing
Attributions / Conjectures
Cottage in foreground is possibly Barcom Glen, residence of Thomas West (1773-1858)
Reference:
Library correspondence file
Conservation note
Sydney from the North Shore drawing (SSV/136) has extensive paper damage in foreground.
Description source
Titles and dates taken from inscriptions lower edge of drawings
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Jane Lennon, Ancanthe Pty Ltd, November 2014
Administrative / Biographical history
John van de Polder was an amateur artist who emigrated from Rotterdam to Sydney in possibly 1854. He lived in Woolloomooloo and operated a gold and silverwork business.
Reference:
Library correspondence file
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SSV/135 , SSV/136
Record Identifier
1xqZ6a3Y
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZ6a3Y
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1178268
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