[Captain John Piper, ca. 1826 / oil painting by Augustus Earle]
[Captain John Piper, ca. 1826 / oil painting by Augustus Earle]
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Date
ca. 1826
Call Numbers
ML 6 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, South Wall, no. 302
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 192.5 x 120.5 cm - oil on canvas, housed in late 1980s reproduction frame
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Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Full title
[Captain John Piper, ca. 1826 / oil painting by Augustus Earle]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The work was stated as being by Earle when shown at the Society of Fine Arts Australian exhibition in 1847 (see PXn 316).
Reference:
Sydney Morning Herald, 7 July 1847, p.3, column 1
Digital order no:Album ID : 1063825
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs B. Dale (nee Cox) & Mr R. H. Cox, grandchildren of John Piper, in 1921.
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Administrative / Biographical history
John Piper, military officer and public servant, was born in 1773 in Scotland. He arrived in Sydney in 1792 to serve as an ensign in the New South Wales Corps before transferring to Norfolk Island (1793-1795). In 1795 John Piper returned to the mainland being promoted to lieutenant and was appointed Captain in 1800. Piper served a second term on No...
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Call Numbers
ML 6 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, South Wall, no. 302
Record Identifier
16AJqodn
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Reference code
404667
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