Mrs. Humphrey Devereux Explained

Mrs Humphrey Devereux
Artist:John Singleton Copley
Year:1771
Medium:Oil on canvas
Subject:Mary Devereux
Height Metric:103
Width Metric:81.3
Museum:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
City: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.[1] [2]

History

John Greenwood commissioned the portrait of his mother on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday.[3] [4] [5] It came to New Zealand in 1843 with John Danforth Greenwood.[6] The painting underwent restoration for the exhibition Angels & Aristocrats in 2012.[7] In 2018 the painting went on long-term display in Te Papa's Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mrs Humphrey Devereux Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-01-28 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  2. Web site: International Painting Collection Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-01-28 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  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. .
  4. Web site: Tales from Te Papa Episode 66: A Portrait For All Times - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-01-28 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  5. Web site: 'Mrs Humphrey Devereux', 1771 . 29 January 2024 . teara.govt.nz.
  6. Book: Kisler, Mary . Angels & aristocrats: early European art in New Zealand public collections . Godwit . 2010 . 978-1-86962-135-3 . Auckland, New Zealand . 304.
  7. Web site: 2012-10-08 . Behind the Scenes of Angels and Aristocrats . 2024-01-17 . Te Papa’s Blog . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-01-28 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  9. Web site: Goldie painting sees light of day at Te Papa's refurbished gallery Toi Art . 2024-01-28 . www.stuff.co.nz.

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