Photographs of drawings by Richard Read Senior and Richard Read Junior, 1819-1832
Photographs of drawings by Richard Read Senior and Richard Read Junior, 1819-1832
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1978 (photographic copies of original drawings dated 1819-1832)
Call Numbers
PXA 366
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
30 photographs - various sizes - black & white
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Approval for reproduction required
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The collection includes photographs of 21 drawings of birds, two Corinthian capitals, two portraits, 'The Iliad' illustration, a nude study, a sketch of fruit, and a coastal profile of Port Jackson Heads from the Harbour.
Contents list filed with collection
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of drawings by Richard Read Senior and Richard Read Junior, 1819-1832
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Six drawings of birds copied from John Latham's 'General synopsis of birds', London, 1781-87
Negatives at FM2/1535-1564 copied in 1978 from originals held in the Royal Commonwealth Society Library, where they were placed by C. E. Greening
Signature / Inscriptions
Six drawings of birds are inscribed 'Drawn from Nature by R. Read Senr. 1820 New South Wales'; a portrait, and an illustration for 'The Iliad', are both signed 'R. Read'. The latter may relate to a painting referred to in the Sydney Gazette, 6 Nov. 1819, and the portrait dated 1832
Attributions / Conjectures
It is not sure whether all the drawings are by R. Read, Senior or whether some are by R. Read, Junior.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 366
Record Identifier
9WZMPlqY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMPlqY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
846479
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