Man was made to mourn / by Francis MacNamara, ca. 1850- ca.1861
Man was made to mourn / by Francis MacNamara, ca. 1850- ca.1861
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Full title
Date
1850
Call Numbers
PXA 1780
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Physical Description
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3 photographs - 20.3 x 25.3 cm - black & white:
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Fonds
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Copyright status : in copyright - created after 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
2 photographs of an original illustrated manuscript of Robert Burns' poem 'Man Was Made To Mourn' by Francis MacNamara, dated Novr. 26 1850.
1 photograph of another version of this poem by MacNamara (at ML A 807). It shows a number of differences in the way the text is set out, the wording at the top and in the illustration.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Man was made to mourn / by Francis MacNamara, ca. 1850- ca.1861
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Update Record - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6658 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013
Conservation note
Good condition
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr. John Meredith, January 1989
Pic.Acc.6658
Administrative / Biographical history
Francis MacNamara, known as Frank the Poet, was born in Ireland ca. 1810. Convicted of smashing a shop window and stealing a piece of cloth, he was transported to New South Wales in 1832. In 1839 whilst employed as a shepherd with the Australian Agricultural Company he wrote the anti-authoritarian satire, 'A Convict's Tour to Hell'. He received a...
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Call Numbers
PXA 1780
Record Identifier
YolddpN9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YolddpN9
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Reference code
902323
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