St Heliers by an Arab (Satellite) out of an imported mare, [183-], and President, by Emigrant, [184-...
St Heliers by an Arab (Satellite) out of an imported mare, [183-], and President, by Emigrant, [184-...
St Heliers by an Arab (Satellite) out of an imported mare, [183-], and President, by Emigrant, [184-] [watercolours of two horses]
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Date
183- and 184-
Call Numbers
SV/218 , SV/219
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Physical Description
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2 watercolours - 28.4 x 38.1 cm and 27.0 x 33.0 cm
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Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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SV / 218
St Heliers by an Arab (Satellite) out of an imported mare, [183-]
Titled in ink verso.
Inscription verso detailing bloodline in ink and watercolour, and pencil.
Portrait of a bay horse with black points, with homestead, possibly St Heliers, in background.
SV / 219
President, by Emigrant, [184-]
Titled in pencil a...
Alternative Titles
Full title
St Heliers by an Arab (Satellite) out of an imported mare, [183-], and President, by Emigrant, [184-] [watercolours of two horses]
Notes
General note
Similar portrait of President, 1845, drawn by James Lethbridge Templer held at SV*/Hors/1b.
Digital order no:Album ID : 1069354
Date note
Dated by cataloguer.
Description source
Titled from collection.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Tim McCormick Australian Arts, April 2012
Administrative / Biographical history
Henry Dumaresq (1792-1838) arrived in Sydney in 1825 as advance agent for Governor Ralph Darling. Soon after his arrival he showed an interest in horse racing and had success on the track with Alraschid (Arab) and the fillies Modus and Currency Lass by Stride (Imp). In 1831 Dumaresq retired to St Helier's, his Hunter Valley estate. The first im...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SV/218 , SV/219
Record Identifier
9O4ov44n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9O4ov44n
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Reference code
971298
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