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Print
826097
  • Title
    Elizabeth Macarthur [portrait by unknown artist]
  • Call number
    DG 221
    Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, West Wall, no. 124
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    826097
  • Issue Copy
    Digitised
  • Physical Description
    1 painting - oil - 90 x 70.5 cm inside frame 122 x 101 cm
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright
  • General note

    Copy Print available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
    Digital order no:Album ID : 874319
  • Conservation note

    The painting was cleaned in 1972 revealing considerable overpainting which had been applied at a much later date than the original portrait. After cleaning it was revealed that the dress had a lace-up bodice. There was also evidence of some overpainting of the face.
    A photographic copy of the portrait prior to cleaning is available at: Government Printing Office 2 - 06724
    Digital order no. gpo2_06724

    References:
    Portraits of Elizabeth and John Macarthur in the Dixson Galleries (PXn 397)
    Mitchell Library Condition Report (DG 221)
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  • Exhibited in

    Australian Portraits Timeline - National Portrait Gallery (Australia) (3 December, 2008 - 31 December, 2011)
    Paintings from the Collection - State Library of New South Wales (October, 2018 - )
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