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Artist
Albert Henry Fullwood
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Born
1863
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Died
1930
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Title
Sturt Street, Ballarat
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Date of Production
c. 1887
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Medium
gouache
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Dimensions
sheet: 400 x 569 mm, comp: 337 x 523 mm.
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Credit Details
Gift of 3BA and "The Courier", Ballarat, 1978
Albert Henry Fullwood
Sturt Street, Ballarat
Albert Henry Fullwood, emigrated to Australia in
1881. He soon established a reputation as a fine draftsman
and illustrator and gained several important commissions which
enabled him to travel extensively around Australia. He was
one of the first artists in Australia to explore the medium of
etching in a serious way.
Painted in 1887, the same year that the foundation stone
for the Art Gallery of Ballarat was laid, this watercolour of
Ballarat's principal thoroughfare was the preparatory work for a
wood engraving published in 1888 in the "Picturesque Atlas of
Australia" Volume 2.
This 19th Century image painted using a grisaille technique to
create dramatic effects - shows Ballarat as a thriving
city. The original Courier building can be seen on the right
of the painting. According to the clock on the Town Hall tower it
is 10 to 9, and the city is already bustling.