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[Captain Arthur Phillip, 1786] / painted by Francis Wheatley
[Captain Arthur Phillip, 1786] / painted by Francis Wheatley
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1786
Call Numbers
ML 124 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, West Wall, no. 112
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 30 x 25 cm. (image only); 43 x 38 cm. incl. frame - oil, oval-shaped in gilt frame
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955<br>
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[Captain Arthur Phillip, 1786] / painted by Francis Wheatley
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Phillip is shown holding a plan of NSW dated 1787
Acquisition of the portrait is described in the Evening News, 23 January 1909, p.5. The Library paid 35 guineas for the painting.
Digital order no:a928087
Signature / Inscriptions
F.W. 1786 -- signed at lower right
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Mr J George, Bristol, 1909
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 124 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, West Wall, no. 112
Record Identifier
1DrmpZy9
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Other Identifiers
Reference code
411516
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