Title:
Portrait of George Richard Lewis, 1827-1851 / T Bock, del.
Author/Creator:
Production:
[Tasmania] : T Bock, 1851.
Physical description:
1 drawing : charcoal, pencil, watercolour and China white on buff paper laid on canvas and stretcher ; 368 x 305 mm (within frame) ; 545 x 480 x 30 mm (frame).
Medium:
paper; charcoal; pencil; watercolour
Series:
Format:
picture
image (online)
Provenance:
From the collections of the Lewis family.
Accession number:
FA1351
Notes:
Title assigned by Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts.
Signed and dated lower left, 'T Bock, del 1851'
Labels on verso with incorrect dates: 'George Lewis, son of Richard Lewis' ; 'George Richard Lewis, 1827-1854'
Huon pine veneer frame and gilt slip, frame typical of work of Robin V. Hood.
History note:
A head and shoulders portrait of George Richard Lewis, facing front. George Richard Lewis was the fourth son of Richard Lewis, an auctioneer and merchant who arrived in Hobart Town in 1815. He founded a commercial and shipping business later known as R. Lewis & Sons. George Richard Lewis drowned when his boat capsized on a pleasure cruise in Shanghai, China in 1851.
Condition:
Condition: Frame minor dents and scratches. Slip separated at corners. Minor scratching of early glass. Minor abrasion of media. Slight discolouration of paper support with fly spots, a dent top left corner and minor white spots. Possible previous repair to tears bottom center.
Form of work:
Drawing
Alternate Title:
Title from label on verso: George Lewis, son of Richard Lewis
Citation:
Digitised item from: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania.
Other Authors/Creators:
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1247496
Electronic resources:
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