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(Redirected from Mrs Humphrey Devereux) 1771 painting by John Singleton Copley
Mrs Humphrey Devereux
ArtistJohn Singleton Copley
Year1771
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectMary Devereux
Dimensions103 cm × 81.3 cm (41 in × 32.0 in)
LocationMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand

Mrs Humphrey Devereux is a 1771 oil painting on canvas by the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley. It is part of the international painting collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

History

John Greenwood commissioned the portrait of his mother on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday. It came to New Zealand in 1843 with John Danforth Greenwood. The painting underwent restoration for the exhibition Angels & Aristocrats in 2012. In 2018 the painting went on long-term display in Te Papa's Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition.

References

  1. ^ "Mrs Humphrey Devereux Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. "International Painting Collection | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  3. Barratt, C. R., & Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). (1995). John Singleton Copley in America. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Distributed by H.N. Abrams. p. 269. ISBN 0870997459.
  4. "Tales from Te Papa Episode 66: A Portrait For All Times - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  5. "'Mrs Humphrey Devereux', 1771". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. Kisler, Mary (2010). Angels & aristocrats: early European art in New Zealand public collections. Auckland, New Zealand: Godwit. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-86962-135-3.
  7. "Behind the Scenes of Angels and Aristocrats". Te Papa’s Blog. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. "Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  9. "Goldie painting sees light of day at Te Papa's refurbished gallery Toi Art". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

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