Mrs. Humphrey Devereux

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.[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.[1][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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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