Item 04: Portrait of Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond, 1855 / oil painting by Richard Noble
Item 04: Portrait of Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond, 1855 / oil painting by Richard Noble
Item 04: Portrait of Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond, 1855 / oil painting by Richard Noble
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1855
Call Numbers
ML 1251 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, East Wall, no. 297
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - visible image 73.3 x 60.8 cm, in frame 93.3 x 81.0 cm - oil
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Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1995.
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A framed portrait of Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond, showing her face and upper body. Her left hand rests on an open book and she is dressed in a dark two-piece dress with a broderie anglaise and lace under-bodice. The front panel of the under-bodice is attached at the neck with a diamond brooch
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 04: Portrait of Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond, 1855 / oil painting by Richard Noble
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 923832
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated 'Richd. Noble 1855' at bottom right of portrait
Conservation note
Wooden frame, which matches the frame of the portrait of John Larking Scarvell (ML 1250), has been over-painted. Unclear if it is the original frame.
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from a branch of the Scarvell family, June 2010.
Exhibited in
- Paintings from the Collection
State Library of New South Wales (2018)
Administrative / Biographical history
Sarah Scarvell, nee Redmond (1809-1873), was born in Sydney, N.S.W., the second daughter of emancipists Edward Redmond (1766?-1840) and Winefred Redmond, nee Dowling (1775?-1861). Winefred married Edward Redmond, her second husband, in 1811. They had two daughters, Mary (b. 1807) and Sarah. Winefred's son from her first marriage Jean de Riveau (...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1251 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, East Wall, no. 297
Record Identifier
1bGdlwbY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGdlwbY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
910328
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