Shipping Circular Quay
Artist
Julian Rossi Ashton
(Australian, 1851 - 1942)
Date1886
Object number00001104
NameEngraving
MediumHand coloured wood engraving on paper
DimensionsOverall: 558 x 406 mm, 0.35 kg
Sheet: 311 x 209 mm
Mount: 558 x 406 mm
Image: 251 x 177 mm
Sight: 263 x 184 mm
Sheet: 311 x 209 mm
Mount: 558 x 406 mm
Image: 251 x 177 mm
Sight: 263 x 184 mm
ClassificationsDecorative and folk art
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA coloured engraving from a pictorial atlas, possibly the Picturesque Atlas, titled 'Shipping, Circular Quay' by Julian Rossi Ashton.SignificanceIn 1881 Julian Ashton joined the Melbourne-based Australasian Sketcher and in 1883 moved to Sydney to work on the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. He worked there until 1886 he travelled extensively throughout Australia drawing points of interest; he also drew for the Bulletin.
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