Quong Tart, ca. 1880s
Quong Tart, ca. 1880s
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Date
ca. 1880s
Call Numbers
ML 1346 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, East Wall, no. 286
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Physical Description
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1 painting - approx. 61 x 45.5 cm - oil on canvas
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
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The portrait is a strong image of Quong Tart probably aged in his 30s, approaching the height of his entrepreneurial career. It is a 3/4 length, head and torso view, possibly painted by a Chinese artist based on an earlier photographic portrait. This was a relatively common thing, with Sydney agents sending works over to China to be painted by loca...
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Full title
Quong Tart, ca. 1880s
Notes
General note
This work was conserved in 2004 as part of the Library's ongoing paintings conservation program.
Digital order no:Album ID : 874686
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Mrs Lois McEvoy, May 2004
Exhibited in
- Australian Portraits Timeline
- Celestial city
- Paintings from the Collection
National Portrait Gallery (Australia) (3 December, 2008 - 31 December, 2011)
Museum of Sydney
State Library of New South Wales (October, 2018 - )
Administrative / Biographical history
Quong Tart (1850-1903) was a prominent Chinese tea merchant and restaurateur, opening a series of popular teahouses in Sydney between 1881-1898. A Chinese community leader, he was awarded the title of Mandarin of the Fourth rank by China's Emperor Kuang Hsu in 1894 for his efforts towards Chinese-Australian relations. He successfully bridged both w...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1346 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 3, East Wall, no. 286
Record Identifier
npAdaN61
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Reference code
441601
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