• Title
  [Portrait of unidentified woman, ca 1894-1930] / drawn by George Washington Lambert
• Creator
  George W. (George Washington) Lambert, 1873-1930
• Call number
  DL Pe 233
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1894-1930
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  457958
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 1 pencil drawing - 35.5 x 25 cm.
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  George Washington Lambert (1873-1930), artist, was born on 13 September 1873 at St Petersburg. The family decided to migrate and George, reaching Sydney with his mother and three sisters in the Bengal on 20 January 1887, soon went to Eurobla, near Warren, a sheep-station owned by his great-uncle Robert Firth. These experiences of bush life gave him an enduring love for horses and rural themes. After several years in England and Europe, Lambert returned to Australia in 1921, and died on 29 May 1930 at Cobbity, near Camden. He was buried in the Anglican section of South Head cemetery. Australian Dictionary of Biography online edition.
• General note
  
  Sir William Dixson purchased this drawing from the 'Exhibition of the works of the late George W. Lambert, A.R.A.', held in David Jones Exhibition Hall, 24th June to 10th July, 1937. Dixson's copy of the catalogue shows No. 160 'Head of Girl' for 20 guineas being selected for purchase. Reference: Dixson Library, PAM 93/766.
  Date of work is based on Lambert's time as a painter
  Further reference: ML MSS 97/11 pp 201-211, contains listing of G.W. Lambert's works exhibited and offered for sale from his estate. ML Q759.29/L, 'Lambert Memorial Exhibition, Anthony Horderns' Fine Art Gallery, September 25th, until October 15th, 1930, catalogue'.
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Unsigned; undated; untitled.
  In Sir William Dixon's hand [?] reads, 'By G.W. Lambert, purchased at Exhibition July 1937'. Stamp, "W.D" in red ink, of Sir William Dixson, in lower left corner.
• Subject
  Artists, Australian--20th century.
  Adult Females
  
• Topic
  portraits
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE8792827

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