James J. Martyn

Also known as James J. Martyr, J. J. Martyn
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial male sketcher of horses and landscapes who may have been related to a horse and carriage salesman.

Citations

  • McDonald, P. R. & Pearce, B. (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron’, Art Gallery of NSW catalogue, Sydney, NSW.

See also

  • 'DAA p. 519, James J. Martyn (Martyr?) View of Pyrmont &Balamin from the Drawing Room Balcony of Jas. Martyn [or Martyr] Esq. Sydney, N.S.W. c.1844, pencil, 16 x 28 cm. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870