• Title
  Photographic copies of two miniature portraits of General Tench, one dated 1787 and two oil portraits of Watkin Tench and his wife Anna Maria Tench, post 1821 / copied from the original works held in a private collection
• Call number
  FM5/650
  FM5/651
  FM5/652
  GN 41/5
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1787 ; 182-?
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials
• Reference code
  1055124
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Watkin Tench (1759?-1833) arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet in 1788 in charge of a detachment of Marines. He left Australia in 1791 and his daily journal formed the basis for two publications in 1789 and 1793.
• Scope and Content
  ITEM 1
  Photographic copy of a miniature portrait of Watkin Tench in uniform of the Royal Marines, 1787
  Watercolour measuring approx. 6.5 x 5 cm.
  The original painting is unsigned. An inscription on the back, which appears contemporary, reads `Captain Watkin Tench, Royal Marines, 1787’
  Colour transparency at FM5/651
  
  ITEM 2
  Photographic copy of a miniature portrait of General Tench.
  Watercolour measuring approx. 6.5 x 5 cm.
  The original painting is unsigned and undated. An ink inscription (probably not contemporary) on the back, reads `Captain Tench’
  Colour transparency at FM5/650
  
  ITEM 3
  Photographic copy of a portrait of Anna Maria Tench (nee Sargent), post 1821
  Original oil painting measuring approx. 49.5 x 38 cm. inside oval frame.
  The original is unsigned and undated. The owner believed it was painted by R.T. Pentreath
  Black and white glass negative at GN 41/5
  
  ITEM 4
  Photographic copy of a portrait of Watkin Tench, post 1821 / possibly by R.T. Penreath
  Original oil painting measuring approx. 49.5 x 38 cm. inside frame.
  The original is unsigned and undated. The owner believed it was painted by R.T. Pentreath
  Dated from the year of Trech’s retirement from the Army.
  Colour transparency at FM5/652
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Research & study copies allowed:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy of the owner of the original works
• Original held by
  Original portraits held in a private collection.
• General note
  
  Other copy formats held:
  ITEM 1
  Black and white glass negative at GN 41/1-2
  Black and white negative from photograph at FM2/1870
  Print at P1/T
  ITEM 2
  Black and white glass negative at GN 41/3
  35 mm negative at FM1/2115
  Print at P1/T
  ITEM 3
  Print at P1/T
  ITEM 4
  Black and white glass negative at GN 41/4
  Print at P1/T
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1055212
• Name
  Tench, Anna Maria
  Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833
  
• Subject
  First Fleet, 1787-1788.
  
• Topic
  portraits
  marines
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE14298181

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