Achille Simonetti
(Australia, Italy 1838–1900)
- Title
- Commodore Goodenough
- Other titles:
- The late Commodore J.G. Goodenough, R.N., C.B. [RA London, 1876]
- Place of origin
-
Sydney →
New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- (circa 1875)
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- marble
- Dimensions
-
56.7 x 46.5 x 31.3cm:
0 - Whole; 72.5cm; Height of work including base.
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of subscribers 1877
- Accession number
- 1178
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The celebrated hero Commodore Goodenough (James Graham Goodenough, 1830-1875), who commanded the Sydney based Royal Navy squadron that protected Britain's interests in the southwest Pacific, was killed by a poisoned arrow while cruising the Solomon Islands 'to promote friendly relations with the natives'.
Deborah Edwards, 'Presence & absence: portrait sculpture in Australia', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2003
- Bibliography (6)
-
Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Presence & absence: portrait sculpture in Australia, Canberra, 2003, 85. cat.no. 71
Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Australian sculpture 1890-1919, Domain, 1987. no catalogue numbers
Noel Hutchinson (b.1940) (Author), Early Australian sculpture, from its beginnings up to circa 1920, Ballarat, 1977, (illus.). cat.no. 53
Daniel Thomas (Author), Australian art in the 1870s, Sydney, 1976, 21, 56 (illus.). cat.no. 60
Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Patricia McDonald (Author), Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition, Sydney, 1979, 41.
Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Domain, 1953. cat.no. 169
- Exhibition history (10)
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Royal Academy of Arts, 1876, Royal Academy of Arts, 1876–1876.
Sydney International Exhibition (1879-80), The Garden Palace, 17 Sep 1879–20 Apr 1880.
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953.
Australian art in the 1870s, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Jun 1976–02 Aug 1976.
Australian art in the 1870s, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 28 Oct 1976–21 Nov 1976.
Early Australian scupture: from its beginnings up to circa 1920, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 15 Mar 1977.
Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, 24 Sep 1979–24 Nov 1979.
Australian sculpture 1890-1919, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Jan 1987–22 Feb 1989.
Italian artists working in 19th century Australia (1993), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 24 Sep 1993–21 Nov 1993.
Presence and absence: portrait sculpture in Australia, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], 22 Aug 2003–16 Nov 2003.
