Album containing views of Devonshire, South America and Tahiti, ca. 1830-1851 / drawn by Conrad Mart...
Album containing views of Devonshire, South America and Tahiti, ca. 1830-1851 / drawn by Conrad Mart...
Album containing views of Devonshire, South America and Tahiti, ca. 1830-1851 / drawn by Conrad Martens and Rebecca Martens
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1830-1851
Call Numbers
DL PX 23
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 album - 26.8 x 39 cm - 25 watercolours, 2 wash drawings and 39 pencil sketches
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
f.1 View on the Cotter. Unsigned. Dated ‘Oct 13 1830’ and titled at upper right; also dated and titled on mount at lower right in Sir William Dixson’s (?) hand.
f.2 At Bickley. Unsigned. Dated ‘Oct 30 1830’ and titled at upper right; also dated and titled, ‘At Backley [sic]’ on mount at lower right in Sir William Dixson’s (?) hand.
f.3 Dawl...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Album containing views of Devonshire, South America and Tahiti, ca. 1830-1851 / drawn by Conrad Martens and Rebecca Martens
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
‘Conrad Martens Sketches’ – Cover.
Bookplate of ‘Sir William Dixson’ – Inside front cover.
f.50, f.51, f.60 have been reproduced in Conrad Martens : life & art / Elizabeth Ellis. Sydney : State Library of New South Wales Press, 1994.
Robert Thomas Carter was an art dealer who purchased many drawings by Martens. He often added his own penci...
Signature / Inscriptions
Several sheets have additional drawings on backs, and several have been taken out of a small sketchbook, with two or more drawings on each and some also have written notes.
Attributions / Conjectures
47 drawings are the work of Conrad Martens, and 18 are probably by Rebecca Martens.
Comparisons of work between Conrad Martens and Rebecca Martens done by art restorer, Mr. D. Setelik in 1971.
Description source
SLNSW Mitchell Library Pictures Card Catalogue
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DL PX 23
Record Identifier
nQR2DDj1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2DDj1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
825941
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