[Colonel James Erskine, ca. 1785-1795 / watercolour on ivory miniature]
[Colonel James Erskine, ca. 1785-1795 / watercolour on ivory miniature]
[Colonel James Erskine, ca. 1785-1795 / watercolour on ivory miniature]
About this item
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Date
ca. 1785-1795
Call Numbers
MIN 165
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Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 6.7 x 5.3 cm. (image, sight) ; 15 x 10.5 cm. (frame, including loop) ; 16.4 x 12.2 cm. (bag) ; 13.7 cm. (handle, approx.) - 1 watercolour drawing on ivory miniature encased in wooden rectangular frame with oval window at front with glass cover and raised metal rim. At the top centre of th...
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Contents
The sitter of this portrait wears a military uniform and has powdered hair.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Colonel James Erskine, ca. 1785-1795 / watercolour on ivory miniature]
Notes
General note
Dated from approximate age of sitter.
Digital order no:a928071
Signature / Inscriptions
Handwritten inscription on backing of frame, "Colonel James Erskine C.B. / 48th Regiment / A.D.C. to King George III / Lt. Governor of New South Wales / wounded at the Douro 1808 / Severely wounded at Badajoz"
Printed on front and bag of bag, "R.D."
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
James Erskine, born in Ireland, served in the army in India, Ireland, and the Peninsular campaigns before arriving in Australia in 1817. Erskine was appointed Lieut-Governor from 1817-1819, advising Governor Lachlan Macquarie on the controversay between George Molle and D'Arcy Wentworth. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 165
Record Identifier
nV2qM3En
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qM3En
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Reference code
442542
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