Portrait of Robert Maunsell
Unknown, after George Romney, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in circa 1810. The place where it was made is unknown.
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Object Detail
About the Work
"Robert
Maunsell,
of
Rumbo
House,
East
Indies,
and
a
member
of
Council
at
Madras;
his
eldest
daughter
Anna
m.
20
Mar
1805
Eyre
Evans
of
Ash
Hill
Towers,
Co.
Limerick:
their
3rd
son
Major
George
Thomas
Evans
(late
47th
Reg.)
m.1841
Louisa
Barbara
Corry.
They
brought
their
family
to
Oamaru
in
1865.
Their
eldest
son
Eyre
Frederick
Fitzgeorge
Evans
m.
Charlotte
Lees
14
April
1868.
Their
eldest
son
Percy
Evans
born
at
Clooneavin,
near
Oamaru
15
Sept
1871
came
to
Wanganui
1902.
m.
Apr.25
1916
Ethel
Margaret
Dickson.
This portrait of the great-great-grandfather of Percy Evans is given to the Sarjeant Art Gallery in his memory by his daughters Jean Charlotte Bauld and Margaret Lees Dewe."
- Inscription on the verso of the frame
This portrait of the great-great-grandfather of Percy Evans is given to the Sarjeant Art Gallery in his memory by his daughters Jean Charlotte Bauld and Margaret Lees Dewe."
- Inscription on the verso of the frame
Measurements
Image 717 x 595mm
Frame 887 x 770mm
Frame 887 x 770mm
Media
oil on canvas
Description
Portrait of a gentleman showing his head and shoulders, wearing a white ruffled shirt, black jacket, with grey hair, and a black background.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Donated by Jean Bauld and Margaret Dewe, in memory of their father Percy Evans, great-great-grandson of Robert Maunsell, 2003
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
07 Jan 2003
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Accession Number:
2003/1/1
