413948
- TitleItem 01: Set of eight miniatures of Governor Macquarie and his family. ca. 1800-1820s
- Call numberSAFE/P*92
- Level of descriptionfile
- Date
ca. 1800-1820s - Type of material
- Reference code413948
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical DescriptionDrawings - in oval mount 42.5 x 29 cm. - 8 miniature watercolour portraits on ivory, each encased in gold framed lockets (five of which have a lock of hair entwined in the back of the frames)
- Scope and ContentThe set includes Governor Macquarie (middle left); his second wife Elizabeth (middle right); their son Lachlan (top right); Henrietta Arabella Meredith, a 'life-long friend' of Mrs Macquarie (centre); and possibly Jane Jarvis, the Governor's first wife (centre top).
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
Two gold coloured metal plaques attached to the centre of the mount briefly relate the history of Lachlan Macquarie and his son.
Three of the sitters are identified as: "Gen. Macquarie", "Mrs. Macquarie", and "Lachlan Macquarie". A fourth has a non-contemporaneous label in blue biro that reads, "Henrietta A[?]abella Meredith. Aged 4 years. Life long friend of Mrs. Macquarie."
The portraits of Governor Macquarie and his wife bear a close resemblance to other miniatures held in the Mitchell Library - see MIN 71, MIN 236, and MIN 70 and MIN 237 respectively.
Digital order no:Album ID : 937153 - Signatures / Inscriptions
None of the miniatures is signed. Dated approximately by age of the sitters. - Name
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