Title:
Miniature portrait of Richard Lewis Esq., 1789–1867, in R.V. Hood frame.
Author/Creator:
Production:
[Tasmania] : [Thomas Bock], [1825?]
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour on ivory ; 65 x 52 mm (within frame) ; 255 x 244 x 60 mm (frame).
Medium:
ivory; watercolour
Series:
Format:
picture
image (online)
Provenance:
From the collections of the Lewis Family.
Accession number:
FA1344
Notes:
Title assigned by Allport Library and Museum of Fine Art.
Unsigned and undated. Attributed to Thomas Bock.
Framed in contemporary moulded gilt frame typical of work of Robin V. Hood.
Biographical descriptions verso, transcriptions overlaid.
History note:
A head and shoulders portrait of Richard Lewis, facing front. Richard Lewis was an auctioneer and merchant who arrived in Hobart Town in 1815. He founded a commercial and shipping business later known as R. Lewis & Sons.
Condition:
Condition: Frame: dirty, losses in compo top centre right, bottom right, bottom centre right, left outer edge; losses in gilt; cracks in corners and all edges. Mount: crack centre left and minor cracks bottom left and bottom right; slight staining. Inner mount: mis-aligned with oval of mount; losses of gilt. Glazing: dirty and minor crystalline deposits. Media: no apparent damage; some marks in red background (possibly brush marks). Support: ivory appears flat. Verso: original backing; information attached in zip-lock bag with pressure-sensitive tape; original inscriptions and fittings; holes in dust paper centre left and centre right (“repaired” with pressure-sensitive tape).
Form of work:
Painting
Citation:
Digitised item from: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania.
Other Authors/Creators:
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1253050
Electronic resources:
View online