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957906
  • Title
    Richard Hengist Horne pictorial material, ca.1810-1884
  • Creator
  • Call number
    PXA 1383
    R 1086
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    ca.1810-1884
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    957906
  • Physical Description
    4 photographs - carte-de-visite and postcard
    4 drawings - pencil, ink and watercolour
    1 object - ruby and diamond dust in paper fold
  • Scope and Content
    PXA 1383
    1. John Fitzpatrick. Carte-de-visite portrait by J. H. Soden, Kyneton, Victoria. Identified in ink below image; inscribed on verso "John Fitzpatrick, [visiting?] Blue Mountains Victoria Australia. Inventor of the ["Geo..ction"?]. Enclosed with letter of 15 June 1870 from John Fitzpatrick to R. H. Horne (MLMSS 2410/5 pp.427-430)

    2. [J. Edward?] Pfeiffer. Carte-de-visite portrait by Lombardi & Co., Brighton. Identified in ink on verso (partly legible). Enclosed with letter from [Mr? Mrs?] Pfeiffer May 1882 (MLMSS 2410/11)

    3. Emily Pfeiffer. Carte-de-visite portrait by S. J. Poole, Putney. Identified in ink on verso Enclosed with letter from [Mr? Mrs?] Pfeiffer May 1882 (MLMSS 2410/11)

    4. Bella Isolda Chinery. Photographic print (postcard). From letter from Fanny Chinery to H. Buxton Forman, 18 December 1909 (MLMSS 2410/16/Item 1)

    5. Khiva. The telegram; the telegram answered. Ink cartoon concerning territorial claims in India and Vancouver, featuring Queen vicotira and Kaiser Wilhelm. Initialled and dated "GGMcC 1873". 21 x 33 cm.

    6. Village of Trentham, Blue Mountains. Watercolour and pencil, pasted onto leaf with partly illegible pencil inscription addressed to Mr Booth[?] regarding village of Trentham and surrounding gold diggings, initialled R.H.H.. 18.6 x 25 cm. (drawing), 45 x 28.5 cm. (leaf)

    7. Newbury, Blue Mountain Gold-Field, once the official residence of R. H. Horne; built for him by the Mines Department. 1866. Watercolour. Initialled "R.H.H.", titled in brushpoint below view. 23.5 x 29.5 cm.

    8. [Preliminary sketch for 7.? Pencil with annotations, captioned at lower edge "Prometheus the Fire-bringer was written here. R. H. Horne". 22 x 28.5 cm.]

    R 1086
    Ruby and diamond dust enclosed with letter 30 December 1870 (MLMSS 2410/6 pp.101-108); in a paper fold
  • General note

    Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2895 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012
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