Sketchbook, ca. 1851? / by Rebecca Martens and Conrad Martens
Sketchbook, ca. 1851? / by Rebecca Martens and Conrad Martens
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1851?
Call Numbers
DL PX 33
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 sketchbook (28 drawings) - various sizes - pencil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised : DL PX 33
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
28 ff. containing 26 pencil drawings, the last nine being on the versos and upside down in relation to the others.
DL PX 33
f.1 View of a child
f.2 Illawarra Lilly and Seaforthia
f.3 Illawarra, a view in the forest
f.4 View of a window
f.5 View of Sydney Harbour from the North Shore looking east towards Fort Macquarie
f...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sketchbook, ca. 1851? / by Rebecca Martens and Conrad Martens
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Outside covers missing.
Transferred from Spencer list 9 P to DL PX 32 June 1967.
Transferred from DL PX 32 to DL PX 33 January 1970.
Signature / Inscriptions
In slipcase lettered 'Sketch/Book/-/Conrad Martens'.
Attributions / Conjectures
Twenty five of the drawings have been attributed by the Dixson Library to Rebecca Martens after comparing them with others by her in the Dixson Library and because eight of them have titles written in her hand.
Date note
One (f. 20) is in the style of Conrad Martens, and is dated 'Feb 28th 1851' by him. The remainder have been dated ca. 1851 from this.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DL PX 33
Record Identifier
9qoQwrQ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQwrQ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
845246
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