Sir Charles FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / by H. R. Smith
Sir Charles FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / by H. R. Smith
Sir Charles FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / by H. R. Smith
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1855
Call Numbers
ML 159 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, North Wall, no. 127
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 127 x 100.3 cm. - oil
Other Descriptions
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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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Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir Charles FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / by H. R. Smith
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Previously titled, Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy, ca. 1855 / oil painting by Henry Robinson Smith
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
Description source
Work is untitled. Title devised from further research provided by the Library for the publication `Reading the Rooms' in 2023.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented to the Free Public Library (Public Library of NSW) by Mrs J.G Raphael, 1879
Exhibited in
- Pride of place
- Paintings from the Collection
State Library of New South Wales (27 September - 29 November, 2004)
State Library of New South Wales (October, 2018 - )
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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Call Numbers
ML 159 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, North Wall, no. 127
Record Identifier
Ydmdj8R9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Ydmdj8R9
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Reference code
423928
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