watercolourist and lithographer, worked in Sydney in the 1840s and 1850s. In 1847 Ellis was listed as the artist of Rocky Scenery , lent by the collector T.S. Mort to the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia exhibition. While considering this 'a fair performance’, the Sydney Morning Herald of 26 July 1847 advised the artist to study the work of George Edwards Peacock 'for improvement’. A further two paintings, North Rocks and Landscape , were lent to the society’s second exhibition in 1849. Soon afterwards Ellis painted a watercolour, Old Sydney, Watson’s Bay (Dixson Galleries). An undated watercolour depicts Hyde Park Sydney Looking towards Saint James Church and the Court House (DG). Ellis also lithographed views, including Sydney , St Mary’s Cathedral and St James’ Church . Published by T. Liley together with two parts of an apparent set, Port Jackson from Vaucluse. No. 1 and Fort Macquarie from the Harbour, No. 2 , these are now known from prints in Thomas Mitchell 's scrapbook, Portraits of the Aborigines (Mitchell Library). As was common practice, Ellis signed with the Latin 'I’ to represent 'J’.
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