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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associate of
Augustus Earle
1793
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Stuart
1802
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
George William Evans
1780
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Black Carmichael
1803
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Maurice Appleby Felton
1803
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Marshall Claxton
1813
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Oswald Bloxsome
1802
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Edmund Thomas Blacket
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
parent of
Rebecca Martens
1838
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Samuel Elyard
1817
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frederick Garling
Other occupation
associate of
Governor Bourke
Other occupation
associate of
G. W. Evans
Other occupation
associate of
Robert Campbell
Other occupation
associate of
Bishop W. G. Broughton
Other occupation
associate of
John Ruskin
Other occupation
associate of
A. B. Spark
Other occupation
associate of
Charles Darwin
Other occupation
associate of
Alexander Macleay
Other occupation
associate of
Captain Robert FitzRoy
Other occupation
associate of
T. S. Mort
Other occupation
associate of
Copley Fielding
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child of
Christoph Heinrich Martens
Other occupation
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Other occupations
  • Art teacher
  • Deputy parliamentary librarian
  • Art teacher
  • Deputy parliamentary librarian
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]
Related people
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Stuart, James (associate of)
  • Evans, George William (associate of)
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Prout, John Skinner (associate of)
  • Bloxsome, Oswald (associate of)
  • Blacket, Edmund Thomas (associate of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (parent of)
  • Elyard, Samuel (associate of)
  • Garling, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bourke, (associate of)
  • Evans, G. W. (associate of)
  • Stanley, Owen (associate of)
  • Campbell, Robert (associate of)
  • Broughton, W. G. (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Macleay, Alexander (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Mort, T. S. (associate of)
  • Fielding, Copley (associate of)
  • Martens, Christoph Heinrich (child of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (child of)
  • Martens, John William (sibling of)
  • Martens, Henry (sibling of)
  • Rugendas, Herr (associate of)
  • King, Phillip Parker (associate of)
  • Franklin, Lady (associate of)
  • King, (associate of)
  • Macarthur, (associate of)
  • Montefiore, J. B. (associate of)
  • Clarke, W. B. (associate of)
  • Mader, Frederick (associate of)
  • Berry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Martens, William Conrad (parent of)
  • Martens, Jane Brackenbury (spouse of)
  • Carter, William (relative of)
  • Martens, Elizabeth (parent of)
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Stuart, James (associate of)
  • Evans, George William (associate of)
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Prout, John Skinner (associate of)
  • Bloxsome, Oswald (associate of)
  • Blacket, Edmund Thomas (associate of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (parent of)
  • Elyard, Samuel (associate of)
  • Garling, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bourke, (associate of)
  • Evans, G. W. (associate of)
  • Stanley, Owen (associate of)
  • Campbell, Robert (associate of)
  • Broughton, W. G. (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Macleay, Alexander (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Mort, T. S. (associate of)
  • Fielding, Copley (associate of)
  • Martens, Christoph Heinrich (child of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (child of)
  • Martens, John William (sibling of)
  • Martens, Henry (sibling of)
  • Rugendas, Herr (associate of)
  • King, Phillip Parker (associate of)
  • Franklin, Lady (associate of)
  • King, (associate of)
  • Macarthur, (associate of)
  • Montefiore, J. B. (associate of)
  • Clarke, W. B. (associate of)
  • Mader, Frederick (associate of)
  • Berry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Martens, William Conrad (parent of)
  • Martens, Jane Brackenbury (spouse of)
  • Carter, William (relative of)
  • Martens, Elizabeth (parent of)
Related person groups
  • W. & F. Ford (associate of)
  • Australian Subscription Library (associate of)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
  • Sydney Sketching Club (associate of)
  • W. & F. Ford (associate of)
  • Australian Subscription Library (associate of)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
  • Sydney Sketching Club (associate of)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • London International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (exhibited at)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Hobart Town Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 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)