[Queen Victoria], 1850 / oil painting by Joseph Backler
[Queen Victoria], 1850 / oil painting by Joseph Backler
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Author / Creator
Date
1850
Call Numbers
ML 1144
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 91 x 71 cm, on cedar strainer - oil on canvas
Other Descriptions
Level of description
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Full title
[Queen Victoria], 1850 / oil painting by Joseph Backler
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was a prominent figure in the decorative schema of most domestic and public spaces. Imported portrait prints, or engravings of significant events in her reign - such as her 1838 coronation and 1840 marriage - could be found on most colonial walls. Locally Theresa Walker sold wax medallions of her, and Maurice Felton's two...
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right in red brushpoint 'J. Backler 1850'
Object History
Acquired by the donors' mother, and thence by descent to the donors.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Bob Hall & Mr Reg Stokes, June 1997
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1144
Record Identifier
9Bvk38L9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bvk38L9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
14750
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