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Conrad Martens (1978)

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clip Conrad Martens's sea and sky education content clip 2

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Watercolourist Conrad Martens painted scenes of the colony from 1835 to 1878. He held a particular interest in meteorology which inspired his greatest work. Landscapes depicting weather conditions of Sydney are accurately captured in his paintings.