• Title
  [Macarthur family portrait, ca. 1825 - watercolour miniature]
• Call number
  MIN 68
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1825 (dated by costume)
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  431786
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 1 watercolour on card housed in oval shaped wooden frame painted black with gold trim on inner and outer rims, glass front, and cardboard backing with stand held in place by cord. At the top centre at the back of the frame is a loops attached for hanging. - 14.1 x 10.5 cm. portrait - 18.1 x 14.2 cm. (frame)
  
• Scope and Content
  The male in this portrait wears a white shirt with a wing collar, a double breasted blue jacket, and a matching waistcoast with a stand collar.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  The identity of the man in this portrait is uncertain. Formerly catalogued as John Macarthur (1767-1834), and reproduced in John Macarthur / M.H. Ellis. Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1955, as being John Macarthur the younger (1794-1831).
  The inscription on the reverse suggests that the artist is Adelaide Ironside (1831-1867), which conflicts with the dates of the alleged sitters and with the date of execution.
  The cardboard backing on the frame is damaged and there is a chip from the front of the frame.
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  In pencil on reverse of image, "I think this was drawn / by Miss Ironside"
• Name
  Macarthur family
  
• Subject
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  miniatures
  portraits
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20613249

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