Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1840 (Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
Oil on canvas, approx. 2x1.5m. Gilt wooden frame.
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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.
Histoire archivistique
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.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
The painting and frame are stored in sealed conservation-grade wooden crates. These must only be re-opened by a qualified conservator.
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes sur la langue et l'écriture
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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/