[Portrait of Midshipman Robert Johnston], 1810 / drawn by Robert Dighton
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[Portrait of Midshipman Robert Johnston], 1810 / drawn by Robert Dighton
[Portrait of Midshipman Robert Johnston], 1810 / drawn by Robert Dighton
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Author / Creator
Date
1810
Call Numbers
ML 1515
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 51 x 40 cm. - watercolour
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Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
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A watercolour portrait of Robert Johnston by Robert Dighton. Johnston is depicted wearing the uniform of a midshipman and it was painted in 1810 at a time when his father George Johnston was also in England. On the 24 January 1810 he was appointed to the captured Danish Ship HMS Norge.
He is depicted on land, pointing into the unknown, and...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Portrait of Midshipman Robert Johnston], 1810 / drawn by Robert Dighton
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Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right, 'Dighton 1810'.
Object History
"The Library holds a portrait of George Johnston also painted by Dighton in 1810 and it can be assumed that both portraits were commissioned as a pair. They are of similar size and have backgrounds appropriate to each man’s career - a naval ship for Robert and a military encampment for George. The paintings were intended as a commemoration of the J...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Day Fine Art, December 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
Robert Johnston was born in Sydney on March 3, 1792. He was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston of the New South Wales Corps who, 18 year later, would play a leading role in the deposition of Governor William Bligh. In 1797 Robert accompanied his father to England and was placed in a school in Surry. In 1807 he was the first native...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1515
Record Identifier
npANG4l1
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Reference code
9623536
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