Portrait of a bushranger, thought to be Frank Gardiner by William Reay
Portrait of a bushranger, thought to be Frank Gardiner by William Reay
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1867
Call Numbers
ML 1641
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 145 x 119 cm - oil on canvas
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Level of description
Fonds
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Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Oil on canvas painting of a bushranger, thought to be Frank Gardiner, by William Reay, 1867. The work shows the bushranger about to mount his horse, looking back accusingly towards the viewer. Visible in the background are two other bushrangers on horseback.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Portrait of a bushranger, thought to be Frank Gardiner by William Reay
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated "Wm Reay 1867" in lower left corner.
Attributions / Conjectures
Though there is no written confirmation that the subject of this painting is Frank Gardiner (specifying only "The Bushrangers"), supporting pictorial material and newspaper descriptions suggest a strong likeness to Frank Gardiner.
Object History
Previously auctioned as Lot 525, The Contents of Mount Pleasant (the estate of J. Forsythe), Paul Taylor Auctions, East Maitland, 1 December 2007. May have originally belonged to Thomas Hardy of Lambton, near Newcastle, referenced in an inscription on a photograph of the painting: "From an oil painting [by] [?] Reay 4 x 3 feet Lent us by Thos. Hard...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Artvisory auction, Lot 67, The Collection of Bruce Kerr and Janet Matthews Part 1, October 2023
Administrative / Biographical history
William Reay was born in 1830 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, studying art under William Bell Scott and practicing as a painter in various parts of England. Encouraged by the touring success of his work 'Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise', he came to Australia in 1861, but a lack of artistic prospects led to him becoming a miner. Amongst others, h...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1641
Record Identifier
1Ljv3yG9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Ljv3yG9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9676340
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