[Conrad Martens on board the H.M.A.S Beagle], 1834 / drawn by C. Martens
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[Conrad Martens on board the H.M.A.S Beagle], 1834 / drawn by C. Martens
[Conrad Martens on board the H.M.A.S Beagle], 1834 / drawn by C. Martens
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1834
Call Numbers
DL Pd 279
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 13.5 x 10.4 cm. - pencil on grey paper
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[Conrad Martens on board the H.M.A.S Beagle], 1834 / drawn by C. Martens
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
“Martens Journal ZA 429, records that on 1 June 1834, Beagle was at Port Famine, 9 June passing through the Magdalen Straits, and by 11 June was through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean. When he drew this portrait, he had been on board the Beagle since Dec. 1833”.
Digital order no: a1528451
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated `C.M. June 1834’ lower left corner, and note 'On board HMS Beagle' at lower right.
Attributions / Conjectures
Attributed to Martens, the signature and note appear to be in Martens' hand compared with Martens' Sketchbook of scenes around Sydney, botanical, architectural, and ship studies, ca. 1835-1837 at DL PX 14.
Published information
Conrad Martens: life and art / Elizabeth Ellis. Sydney : State Library of New South Wales Press, 1994
Contextual Information
Exhibited in
- Conrad Martens returns to Mudgee
- Charles Darwin Down Under 1836
The Stables Gallery, Mudgee (30 May - 9 July, 1997)
State Library of New South Wales
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DL Pd 279
Record Identifier
94RxMgj1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RxMgj1
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Reference code
825858
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