Portrait of John Adams / Richard Beechey
Portrait of John Adams / Richard Beechey
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Author / Creator
Date
No date
Call Numbers
P2/82
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 4 x 3 1/2 in. size of portrait on oval mount 8 3/4 x 8 in. - pencil and ink
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Copy print : P2/82
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Portrait of John Adams / Richard Beechey
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The portrait is similar to the engraving in Beechey, F.W., 'Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Berring's Strait', London : Colburn & Bentley, 1831, but the image is not reversed. The drawing does not seem to have been copied from the engraving as it shows a stronger face with a more aquiline nose and thinner mouth than the engraving. Possibly...
Signature / Inscriptions
Unsigned and no date. 'John Adams' handwritten in ink below portrait.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P2/82
Record Identifier
Y0KD6yQ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KD6yQ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
836725
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