Conrad Martens b. 1801

Also known as C. M.
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Well-travelled (South America, South Pacific and Australasia) English colonial watercolourist, oil painter, lithographer, sketcher and landscape artist who is one of the better known 19th century artists of Sydney. Martens kept good records and was able to make a living out of his work. However, he did work as a librarian and sometimes paid off wine bills with drawings.
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Sydney International Exhibition
Date
1879 - 1880
Place
Garden Palace, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New South Wales Academy of Art
Date
1875
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art unions
Date
c.1875 - c.1877
Place
New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1870
Place
Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition
Date
1869
Place
Ballarat, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
London International Exhibition
Date
1862
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Paris Universal Exhibition
Date
1855
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
Victorian Fine Arts Society
Date
1853
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Works of Colonial Artists
Date
1848
Place
Adelaide, South Australia
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
c.1847 - c.1849
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Hobart Town Art Exhibition
Date
1845
Place
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Description
Type
Exhibition

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  • Drawing of St Andrew's Cathedral (creator of)
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  • [Entrance to Elizabeth Bay House] (None)
  • Blue Mountains (creator of)
  • Illawarra region (creator of)
  • Tahiti (creator of)
  • South America (creator of)
  • Blue Mountains (creator of)
  • Illawarra region (creator of)
  • Tahiti (creator of)
  • South America (creator of)
  • Brisbane (creator of)
  • Darling Downs (creator of)
  • One of the Falls on the Apsley (creator of)
  • Burragalong Cavern (creator of)
  • View of Sydney, N.S.W. 1854 (creator of)
  • Sketches in the Environs of Sydney (creator of)
  • Sydney from St. Leonards (creator of)
  • Drawing of St Andrew's Cathedral (creator of)
  • Four designs for banknotes (creator of)
  • [Dr Mitchell's residence, Cumberland Place, The Rocks, Sydney] (None)
  • [Entrance to Elizabeth Bay House] (None)
  • Vaucluse House / Conrad Martens (None)
Related events
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (None)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Hobart Town Art Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (None)
  • Hobart Town Art Exhibition (None)