Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / oil painting by Henry Robinson Smith
Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / oil painting by Henry Robinson Smith
Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / oil painting by Henry Robinson Smith
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Date
ca. 1855
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ML 159 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, North Wall, no. 127
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Contents
1 painting - 127 x 100.3 cm. - oil
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955.
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Full title
Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / oil painting by Henry Robinson Smith
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a128371...
Signature / Inscriptions
H R Smith -- painted at lower left
Date note
Dated from Fitzroy's tenure as Governor of New South Wales
Contextual Information
Source
Presented to the Free Public Library (Public Library of NSW) by Mrs JG Raphael, 1879
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Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy was the tenth governor of New South Wales. During his term (1846-1855), FitzRoy was faced with the problems posed by gold discoveries, which were unprecedented in British colonial experience.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966
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ML 159 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, North Wall, no. 127
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Ydmdj8R9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Ydmdj8R9
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423928
