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Jane Flaxman [B 76988] • Artwork

Portrait of Jane Flaxman.

Clarke, Daniel, 1872, Artwork, B 76988POST

The painting as it was originally painted by Daniel Clarke in 1872, revealed after conservation work.

Portrait of Jane Flaxman.

Clarke, Daniel, 1872, Artwork, B 76988POST

The painting as it was originally painted by Daniel Clarke in 1872, revealed after conservation work.

Portrait of Jane Flaxman.

Clarke, Daniel, 1872, Artwork, B 76988PRE

The painting altered in the 1960s through overpainting, as first acquired by the Library.

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Summary

Portrait of an early South Australian settler, Jane Flaxman (nee Bell). The oil painting is mounted in an ornate guilded frame, and is a pair with a portrait of her husband Charles Flaxman (B 76987).

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Physical description

1 painting : oil paint on canvas ; 47.7 x 63 cm (image), 71 x 83 x 7 cm (frame)

Dates / Publication details

1872

Artist

Clarke, Daniel

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Flaxman, Jane, 1806-1869
Portraits, Australian 19th century

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General notes

In 2022 Artlab Australia was commissioned to stabilise the work. Removing it from its frame revealed handwriting on the back 'D. Clarke, W'bool, 1872', i.e., photographer and painter Daniel Clarke, 1827-1918, of Warrnambool, Victoria. Test cleaning and infra-red imaging determined that the work had been altered by over-painting in the 1960s. In conjunction with the donor family, the State Library authorised the painting conservators to remove the 1960s layer to reveal Clarke's original painting. It was also determined that Clarke had created the portrait by over-painting a photograph, a common practice in the era.

Historical information

Jane Flaxman arrived in Adelaide in 1838 with her husband Charles and three children (Charles was working as an agent for George Fife Angas). In 1849 the family moved to Victoria.

Additional notes

B 76988POST: The painting as it was originally painted by Daniel Clarke in 1872, revealed after conservation work.
B 76988PRE: The painting altered in the 1960s through overpainting, as first acquired by the Library.

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Jane Flaxman [B 76988] • Artwork

Portrait of Jane Flaxman.

Portrait of Jane Flaxman.