Spirit drawings, ca. 1890's / drawn by Lady Darley
Spirit drawings, ca. 1890's / drawn by Lady Darley
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Date
ca. 1890's (dated by donor)
Call Numbers
PXA 988
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Formats
Pictures, Drawings and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 36 x 26.3 cm., or smaller - 2 ink drawings, 1 watercolour & wash, 9 pencil sketches, 4 pencil sketches on board
Photographs - 30 x 24 cm., or smaller - 4 photographs
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Spirit drawings, ca. 1890's / drawn by Lady Darley
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Notes
General note
Accompanied by 2 similarly worded handwritten notes, one of which reads: "These pictures or rather drawings, were done by Lady Darley, the wife of Sir Frederick Darley, Chief Justice & Lieut Governor. She was the old H.H. Massie's aunt & in the family these were called her spirit drawings. A lot of interest was shown in these overseas & were claime...
Signature / Inscriptions
"Drawn by Lady Darley, wife of Sir Frederick Darley / at Katoomba for R.G. Blomfield / Spirit drawing" -- on reverse of no.14
Contextual Information
Source
Presented Mar 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
Lady Lucy Forest Darley, daughter of Captain Sylvester John Browne and sister of the novelist `Rolf Boldrewood' (T.A. Browne) married chief justice and lieut-governor Sir Frederick Matthew Darley (1830-1910) in 1860. The family lived at Quambi, Woollahra and sojourned at Lilianfels, Katoomba. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.4,...
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Call Numbers
PXA 988
Record Identifier
9gkdWoJ9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdWoJ9
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Reference code
423743
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