Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1840 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Unidad documental simple
Volumen y soporte
Oil on canvas, approx. 2x1.5m. Gilt wooden frame.
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
William Griffith was born in England. He taught at the King’s School in Parramatta and then set up his own portrait studio at the Australian Arms Inn. He also created portraits of Richard and Elizabeth Rouse and the Supreme Court judge Sir William Westbrook Burton, as well as several landscapes. His business declined when daguerreotype portraits became popular, and many of his works were destroyed in a fire in 1854.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The portrait was most likely hung in the St James property owned by the Trustees of Thomas Moore's estate, and transferred to the College's Newtown campus in 1891. The portrait was hung in the Dining Room at Moore College, then transferred to the Chapter House of St Andrew's Cathedral in 1961. In 1998, it was loaned to the Southland Museum & Gallery Invercargill, NZ, and returned in 2005. It was stored and fully conserved in 2017. A facsimile of part of the painting hangs in the foyer of 1 King St.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Portrait of Thomas Moore, with books and nautical instruments on a table. A portrait of Rachel Moore and the outline of St Luke's Liverpool are also included.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
The painting and frame are stored in sealed conservation-grade wooden crates. These must only be re-opened by a qualified conservator.
Condiciones
Idioma del material
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
This artwork has been digitised and made available on the Ark Repository: https://moorecollege.access.preservica.com/SO_09d8d1e7-322c-4a41-ad96-a71fcfa529b8/
The portrait of Rachel Moore has been digitally reconstructed: https://moorecollege.access.preservica.com/SO_c5774cdb-3503-4602-bb1e-592303fd4ccf/