900968
- Title[Portrait of] Captain R.C. Morgan, Missionary ship "John Williams", ca. 1850 / engraving by J. Cochran from a painting by H. Room
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- Call numberP2/508
- Level of descriptionfonds
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ca. 1850 - Type of material
- Reference code900968
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description1 print - 22.2 x 14.3 cm - engraving
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Robert Clark Morgan brought the first settlers to South Australia in the Duke of York in 1836. While whaling in the Pacific he became interested in the work of the London Missionary Society in Tahiti and Samoa and subsequently commanded the Society's ships Camden and John Williams. He died in 1864.
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MLMSS 7336 - Scope and ContentA head and torso portrait of Captain R.C. Morgan holding a telescope.
- Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - Description source
Title taken from engraving - General note
Digital order no:a4583001 - Signatures / Inscriptions
'Painted by H. Room. Engraved by J. Cochran' printed underneath portrait - Date note
Date taken from Hordern House, Australian Portraits, May 2010, no. 35 - Creator/Author/Artist
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