b'17711881186 1187CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878), (attributed), CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878), (attributed),(Landsdowne Bridge, Near Liverpool, Sydney,(Sydney Harbour from Observatory Hill),N.S.W.), watercolour,watercolour, overlooking the rocks, Darling Harbour, and Bennelong Point,21 x 31cm, 33 x 42cm overall. 17 x 29cm, 37 x 50cm overall.Landsdowne Park near Liverpool NSW, was originally ownedCompare: Deutscher and Hackett Fine Art Auctioneers, by Jonas Bradley (1767-1841), having been acquired by him in6th May 2015, lot 40, A larger example showing Sydney North 1825. The sloping hill depicted leads down to Prospect Creek,Heads.which runs under the Landsdowne Bridge, built in 1833 byPROVENANCEDavid Lennox (1788-1873). A toll house was also built, justPrivate Collection Melbourne.past the bridge on the left hand side.It has been recorded$4,0006,000that Martens made preliminary sketches and a watercolour of the Landsdowne Bridge, dated 2 April 1836. A larger1188watercolour, now in the collection of the National Library of Australia, was recorded in Martens account for payment (12CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878), (attributed),guineas) for pictures delivered at Sydney, on 21st April 1836,Colonial homestead, circa 1860s,to Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales. watercolour with Chinese white highlights,PROVENANCE depicting a colonial house with storehouses at the rear, Private Collection Melbourne. animals and people in the foreground.$3,0005,000 22 x 37.5cm, 53 x 66cm overall.Compare: Leonard Joel Auctions Melbourne, Australia Fine Art Sale, 24th May 1978, lot 184 Conrad Martens (1801-1878) Early Homestead 22 x 37.5cm.$4,0006,000'