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Ann Gordon Muirhead [PRG 620/12] • Artwork

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Summary

Portrait in pastels on brown paper of a young woman sitting on a chair beside a writing desk, dressed in a dark dress with white lace trimmings at the neck and sleeve edges. The lady is believed to be Ann Gordon Muirhead, sister to Henry McKinnon Muirhead. A faint artist's signature and date sits in the bottom right corner. A conservation report by Artlab Australia states that the paper has most likely darkened over time, which unintentionally intensifies the contrast of the white highlights within the work. Horizontal lines across the paper are believed to have resulted from a processing problem with the paper, which has become visible over time.

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Physical description

1 drawing : pastel on brown paper; 35 x 29.4, in frame 52.3 x 45 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1847

Artist

Saul, R

Collection

Part of Charles Muirhead Collection

Subject

Muirhead, Ann Gordon, 1822-1918
Immigrants -- South Australia -- History 19th century

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General notes

Historical information

Ann Gordon Muirhead was born on the 9 November 1822 in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated to Adelaide aboard 'The Nelson' in August of 1847. She married Thomas Freebairn Monteith, a pastoralist, broker and mayor on the 29 October 1847 in Kensington, South Australia. Ann died on the 4 April 1918 in Adelaide.

Digitisation information

Date

01/07/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,807 x 4,452 pixels (16.9 MP)

Size

50.92 MB

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