1829. Pair of watercolours with ink and gouache, captioned and dated “Oct 21st, 1829” or “Nov’r 14th, 1829” in ink throughout, 32 x 23.3cm, 27.5 x 18.6cm. Minor foxing and stains. Framed. Captions read “Peruvian Flycatcher, inhabits Paraguay; Crimson Bellied Flycatcher, inhabits N.S. Wales; Duree Finch, inhabits Bengal” and “Banksain..... More

c1840s-1850s. Watercolour and ink, title and signature transcribed by another hand in ink from original album page to replacement mount c1960s, 22.9 x 36cm. Minor stains to upper portion verso. Fanciful view most likely by an artist who had not visited Australia: while Government House and Fort Macquarie are appropriately..... More

c1851. Pencil sketch, captioned in image upper left, 13 x 18.8cm. Tears and creases to upper edge, foxing, soiling. Another pencil sketch of an archway attached to a building appears verso. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company which operated between 1839 and 1887. It was “formed from the..... More

c1860s. Watercolour, signed lower left, obscured title in colour pencil verso, 34.2 x 56.5cm. Tear to left portion of image, slight scuffs and foxing to upper portion. The top of the arch collapsed during a “tremendous gale that lashed the coast for days” in 1867. The remainder deteriorated in 1959..... More

1862. Watercolour, annotated and dated in pencil on image upper left, typed label attached to frame verso, 31.2 x 51.8cm. Slight foxing to image upper left. Framed. Annotation includes “blend colours yellow into gold.” Typed label includes “October 1862. (Terara was the old name for Nowra). On the back of..... More

1864. Pencil and wash, titled, annotated, dated and initialled “R.A.T.” in pencil lower right, 19 x 31cm. Tears to edges, creases, minor missing portions, slight foxing. Annotation reads “Taken July 13th, 1847 by C. Martens, copied Nov. 27th, 1864.”. More

1867. Pencil drawing, signed “Rosalie”, dated “Sept. 27th 1867”, annotated “copy C. Martens” and titled lower left to right, 20.5 x 30.8cm. Minor creases and stains. The building seen from the shore is the former stables of Woollahra House, built in 1856 by Sir Daniel Cooper, a colonial merchant and..... More

c1870s. Ink and wash with pencil, signed lower right, 13.7 x 21.5cm. Repaired tear to upper right portion of image, slight surface loss, foxing and minor soiling overall. More

1870. Pencil drawing, titled, dated “April 12th, 1870” and annotated lower left, 20.5 x 27.7cm. Reinforced fold to centre, slight discolouration. Annotation reads “From ‘Manyung’ grounds.” This drawing is most likely by Rosalie Ann Thorne (Aust., 1850-1927), reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter..... More

1870. Pencil with watercolour and white highlight, titled, dated “10th Aug. 1870” and monogrammed “G.S.” in pencil lower right, artist’s name on “Academy Arts” slip attached to frame verso, 17.2 x 24.9cm. Slight foxing, stain to lower right edge. The slip includes “pupil of C. [Conrad] Martens.” Painter and solicitor..... More

c1870s. Group of six drawings in pen and ink, two with wash, one titled in ink below image, sizes range from 11 x 11.6cm to 14.7 x 27.8cm. Some with repaired tears to image, stains, soiling or foxing. The six drawings cover the following subjects: (1) Titled “Spell Ho!” [rest break], the..... More

c1870-1871. Two pencil drawings, each initialled “R.A.T.”, titled “Elerslie [sic]” and dated lower left or right, 9.3 x 17.5cm and 15.8 x 23.8cm. Minor foxing. Rosalie Ann Thorne was reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca Martens (Aust.,1836-1909), who was also her mentor..... More

1873. Watercolour, signed, dated “8 March 1873” and captioned in pencil, partially legible annotation “Double Bay…sketch” in watercolour lower right, 34.1 x 50.4cm. Slight foxing, repaired minor tears to edges and upper right corner. More