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Bk From Sydney Cove to Dunstroon Joan Kerr Sophie Marrianne Campbell
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Hardcover book with a dust jacket in excellent condition.
From Sydney Cove to Dunstroon
A Family Album of Early Life in Australia
by Joan Kerr and Hugh Falkus
The second part of the book is called Flowers of Dunstroon
Beautiful artwork by the Campbell ladies - Sophia Campbell and Marrianne Campbell
Some info on Sophia Campbell:
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/sophia-campbell/biography/
"Formerly regarded as a watercolour painter and sketcher and as Australia’s first woman artist.
A sketchbook of unsigned drawings, 'Sketchbook of scenes of Sydney, Broken Bay, Newcastle and region, New South Wales, *****1840’, held by the National Library of Australia, was attributed to Sophia Campbell until 2009 on the basis of family tradition and a letter written to Sir John Ferguson.
The letter, from Sydney barrister V.J. Rundell Miles and dated 21 November 1922, offered the sketchbook to Ferguson for 60 pounds.
It noted “I believe the painter was the wife of merchant Campbell of Duntroon. The book came from there” (National Library of Australia MS3200 Box 86 Folder 37)."
Some info on Marriannne can be found here: https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/campbell-marrianne-collinson.html
"About 1843, at age 16, Marianne began compiling an album, Wildflowers, Fruit & Butterflies of Australia held at the National Library of Australia. The gold embossed, leather-covered album with its hand-painted title page contains many of her exquisite flower and natural history paintings. Marianne continued to add paintings to the album until 1883.
Marrianne painted native plants from Western Australia, the Blue Mountains in New South Wales and Moreton Bay in Queensland. Many species from one location were often featured in a single painting. The majority of her work, however, was accomplished in and around Duntroon and Sydney.
As a widow in her late fifties, Marrianne devoted much of her time to painting. Many of her albums are still treasured as valuable heirlooms among family in Australia and Scotland.
Marrianne died at Duntroon on 2 May 1903, at the age of 75, and was buried among other Campbell family members in a dedicated enclosure at St John’s Church in Canberra, of which she was a benefactor.
House in Duntroon?
"Marrianne transformed the home into an imposing, two-storey Gothic revival house. The gardens were redesigned and planted with numerous exotic and rare blooms, as well as various trees from England and trees collected on Marrianne’s travels. The Australian native plants Telopea speciosissima, various Eucalyptus and Callistemon species grew on the estate.
The house at Duntroon did not remain in the Campbell family after Marrianne’s death.
After the creation of Canberra as the national capital, the Australian Government acquired the estate and 370 acres (1.5 km2) of land.
In 1911, the Royal Military College of Australia was founded at Duntroon, and the original house became the Officers’ Mess."
Please refer to the pictures for details and condition of the book.
Local pick up.
Shipping at extra cost and payment via bank transfer.
Hardcover book with a dust jacket in excellent condition.
From Sydney Cove to Dunstroon
A Family Album of Early Life in Australia
by Joan Kerr and Hugh Falkus
The second part of the book is called Flowers of Dunstroon
Beautiful artwork by the Campbell ladies - Sophia Campbell and Marrianne Campbell
Some info on Sophia Campbell:
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/sophia-campbell/biography/
"Formerly regarded as a watercolour painter and sketcher and as Australia’s first woman artist.
A sketchbook of unsigned drawings, 'Sketchbook of scenes of Sydney, Broken Bay, Newcastle and region, New South Wales, *****1840’, held by the National Library of Australia, was attributed to Sophia Campbell until 2009 on the basis of family tradition and a letter written to Sir John Ferguson.
The letter, from Sydney barrister V.J. Rundell Miles and dated 21 November 1922, offered the sketchbook to Ferguson for 60 pounds.
It noted “I believe the painter was the wife of merchant Campbell of Duntroon. The book came from there” (National Library of Australia MS3200 Box 86 Folder 37)."
Some info on Marriannne can be found here: https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/campbell-marrianne-collinson.html
"About 1843, at age 16, Marianne began compiling an album, Wildflowers, Fruit & Butterflies of Australia held at the National Library of Australia. The gold embossed, leather-covered album with its hand-painted title page contains many of her exquisite flower and natural history paintings. Marianne continued to add paintings to the album until 1883.
Marrianne painted native plants from Western Australia, the Blue Mountains in New South Wales and Moreton Bay in Queensland. Many species from one location were often featured in a single painting. The majority of her work, however, was accomplished in and around Duntroon and Sydney.
As a widow in her late fifties, Marrianne devoted much of her time to painting. Many of her albums are still treasured as valuable heirlooms among family in Australia and Scotland.
Marrianne died at Duntroon on 2 May 1903, at the age of 75, and was buried among other Campbell family members in a dedicated enclosure at St John’s Church in Canberra, of which she was a benefactor.
House in Duntroon?
"Marrianne transformed the home into an imposing, two-storey Gothic revival house. The gardens were redesigned and planted with numerous exotic and rare blooms, as well as various trees from England and trees collected on Marrianne’s travels. The Australian native plants Telopea speciosissima, various Eucalyptus and Callistemon species grew on the estate.
The house at Duntroon did not remain in the Campbell family after Marrianne’s death.
After the creation of Canberra as the national capital, the Australian Government acquired the estate and 370 acres (1.5 km2) of land.
In 1911, the Royal Military College of Australia was founded at Duntroon, and the original house became the Officers’ Mess."
Please refer to the pictures for details and condition of the book.
Local pick up.
Shipping at extra cost and payment via bank transfer.
- Date Listed:11/06/2023
- Last Edited:11/06/2023
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