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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creator of
One of the Falls on the Apsley
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creator of
View of Sydney, N.S.W. 1854
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creator of
Brisbane
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creator of
Darling Downs
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Courtesy of: Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne
creator of
Sketches in the Environs of Sydney
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Works on paper
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Lithography, Illustrated Book, Colonial Art, Sydney
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1308746

Sydney : C. Martens, 5v.: chiefly col. plates; 28 × 38 cm.

 
creator of
Burragalong Cavern
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creator of
Sydney from St. Leonards
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
[Dr Mitchell's residence, Cumberland Place, The Rocks, Sydney]
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creator of
Drawing of St Andrew's Cathedral
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
Vaucluse House / Conrad Martens
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painting, watercolour on card

19.3 × 33 cm

 
creator of
Four designs for banknotes
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
[Entrance to Elizabeth Bay House]
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creator of
Blue Mountains
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creator of
Illawarra region
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creator of
Tahiti
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creator of
South America
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