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Frederic B. Schell

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1838 - 1902, New York, United States)

Melbourne fr Domain

March 7, 1886

Watercolor and graphite on paper

14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Schell, Jr.

1992.63

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Well-known as a travel illustrator, Schell made several trips in the 1880s to Australia and New Zealand as part of an enormous project, a ‘Picturesque Atlas of Australasia’. Watercolors such as this one were on-site studies, which would later be translated into wood engravings to illustrate volumes for armchair travelers.

Keywords
Watercolor
River
Landscapes
Churches