Photographic copy of a portrait of William Redfern painted by George Marshall Mather in 1832
Photographic copy of a portrait of William Redfern painted by George Marshall Mather in 1832
Photographic copy of a portrait of William Redfern painted by George Marshall Mather in 1832
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
approximately 1926
Call Numbers
P3/62
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photograph - 37.7 x 25.7 cm - black and white
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Approval for reproduction required : from the owner of the original item
Finding aids
Research notes available in Mitchell Library Reading Room, PXn 770 -
Subjects
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographic copy of a portrait of William Redfern painted by George Marshall Mather in 1832
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Further photographic prints, negatives and transparencies (coloured and black and white) made in 1965 (Pic.Acc.688), 1971 (Pic.Acc.2406) and 1988 (Pic.Acc.6531) from the original miniatures of William and Sarah Redfern are available at P1/Redfern, William.
Digital order no:c001170001
Signature / Inscriptions
The photograph is inscribed at lower right 'Freeman & Co/Copy'.
The original miniature is inscribed on reverse 'William Redfern, Painted by, George Marshall Mather, 72 Prince's St, Edinburgh, August 1832', compared with photograph of inscription at P1/Redfern, William. -- Notes pasted on reverse side of mount.
Date note
Copy: Photographic copy of a 1832 watercolour miniature.
Photographic copy is undated: Presented to the Library in 1926.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009.
Published information
This portrait appears as an illustration to an article by S. Elliott Napier in the Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July 1926. It is captioned `from a miniature painted in Edinburgh shortly before his death and believed to be the only portrait of his in existence'.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Dr F. Antill Pockley, 1926
Original held by
The original 1832 miniature is held in a private collection.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P3/62
Record Identifier
1wN2bvkn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2bvkn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
845316
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