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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Name
Conrad Martens
Also known as C. M.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher
  • Deputy parliamentary librarian
Birth date
1801
Death date
21 August 1878
Death place
Sydney, New South Wales
Burial place
St Thomas's Cemetery, North Sydney, New South Wales
Active Period
  • c.1827 - c.1878
Arrival
  • 1835 (Arrived in Sydney harbour on the Black Warrior from New Zealand.)
Residence
  • c.1835 Blue Mountains, New South Wales
  • c.1835 Illawarra region, New South Wales
  • c.1851 Hunter River, New South Wales
  • c.1851 New England, New South Wales
  • c.1851 Darling Downs, Queensland
  • c.1851 Brisbane, Queensland
  • c.1872 - c.1873 Lithgow Valley, New South Wales
  • c.1834 - c.1835 Peru
  • c.1832 - c.1833 Montevideo, Uruguay
  • c.1834 Valparasio, Chile
  • c.1844 - c.1854 Rockleigh Grange, St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1832 - c.1833 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • c.1816 - c.1832 Exeter, England, UK
  • c.1801 - c.1816 London, England, UK
  • c.1835 New Zealand
  • c.1835 Tahiti
  • c.1835 - c.1878 Pitt Street, the Rocks, Sydney
  • c.1833 - c.1834 HMS Beagle
  • c.1832 - c.1833 HMS Hyacinth
Training
  • c.1827 - c.1832 Taught by Copley Fielding
Cultural Heritage
  • English
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • C. M.
  • C. M.
Related works
  • 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)
  • 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 collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Museo Historico Municipale, Montevideo, URUGUAY (collected in)
  • University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Naval Archives, Taunton, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria and Art Gallery and Museum, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle RegIon Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Museo Historico Municipale, Montevideo, URUGUAY (collected in)
  • University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Naval Archives, Taunton, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria and Art Gallery and Museum, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle RegIon Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19b94b538b73d930121d0')) (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19b96b538b73d930121d7')) (exhibited at)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19b94b538b73d930121d0')) (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19b96b538b73d930121d7')) (exhibited at)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
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