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Engraving - King and Pitt Streets Sydney, circa 1884

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Unique IDA-01203632DateBetween 1st January 1884 and 31st December 1884Date qualifiercircaFormatPublication - EngravingDescriptionRare colonial engraving of the corner of King and Pitt Streets looking north West to where the Tiffany store now is. From the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News. Businesses visible include EJ Hollingdale & Sons, watchmakers and jewellers at Goldsmith's Hall, WH Mclleland & Co, drapers at 94 King Street, advertising for S Hoffnung & Co on Pitt Street.

Arthur Collingridge de Tourcey (1853 - 1907)

Collingridge was a painter, illustrator and teacher who became staff artist for the Illustrated London News and The Graphic both very successful London newspapers, before emigrating to Australia. He was one of several sons in an old Catholic family from Godington Manor, Oxfordshire. Like his brother George , he mostly dropped the 'de Tourcey’ in Australia. came to Sydney in 1879 where he worked as an illustrator for the Sydney Mail , the Town and Country Journal. He founded the New South Wales Art Society and was staff artist of the Illustrated Sydney News. Collingridge exhibited widely, mainly in New South Wales and was a founding member of the Royal Art Society of NSW 1880.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorArthur Collingridge de Tourcey (1853 - 1907)Digitised recordYesEXIF date2020-08-26 03:59:55

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Colour depthHand colouredDimensions (free text)325mm x 220mmImage aspectLandscape

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Authenticity & integrityThis engraving was purchased by the City of Sydney from a reputable antique map dealer. As it has not been in ongoing custody of the City of Sydney, the authenticity and integrity of the record cannot be guaranteed.

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Engraving - King and Pitt Streets Sydney, circa 1884