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Portrait of John Chinner [B 70510] • Photograph

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Summary

Portrait in oils of John Chinner, seated in an armchair, by J. Cheney, painted in England in 1840. Signed and dated in red near middle bottom third of painting.

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Physical description

Artwork (oil on canvas, portrait); 71.0 cm x 58.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1840

Artist

Cheney, J

Collection

Part of Artwork Collection

Subject

Chinner, John, 1799-1854

Catalogue record

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General notes

The painting was treated by Artlab Australia in 2008-2009. Their condition report stated that the portrait exhibits several episodes of restoration. The painting was once larger. The stretcher it is now attached to appears to be made of Oregon with Australian Cedar keys. English stretchers were usually Baltic pine, so this suggests the size was changed in Australia. The painting's frame, removed during treatment and not replaced due to its poor condition, was early 18th century Italian and labeled A. Molton, Flinders Street, Adelaide. It may be assumed that Molton re-stretched the portrait to a smaller size. He may also have carried out one of the episodes of restoration to the painting. The Artlab treatment included removing varnish and over-painting, removing the canvas from the stretcher for flattening distortions and lining with a secondary fabric support, filling losses, and retouching tear damages and cracks.

Historical information

John Chinner was born in Northamptonshire and married twice, both wives having predeceased him by 1845. That year he was a passenger on the 'Templar' to South Australia with his four children, but his two infant children (by his second marriage) died on the voyage out.The painting may have been brought out to South Australia for a first time on this voyage. He later returned to England with his daughter Annie and died in 1854. Annie married S.F. Claridge in 1850 and the couple came out to South Australia in 1855; this portrait came with them and was passed on to George Williams Chinner, her brother.

Digitisation information

Date

21/05/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,540 x 4,304 pixels (15.2 MP)

Size

45.75 MB

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