Briton Rivière

(England 1840–1920)

Title

Requiescat

Year

1888

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil on canvas

Dimensions

158.7 x 225.0cm stretcher; 191.5 x 250.8 x 10.0cm frame

Signature & date

Signed and dated l.l., black paint "18 BR 88"

Credit

Purchased 1897-8

Accession number

811

Location

19th c European art

Provenance (1)

Briton Rivière (England, b.1840, d.1920), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the artist 1897-1898

Bibliography (5)

Steven Miller (Australia) (Author), Dogs in Australian art, Kent Town, 2012, 13.

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 152. cat.no. 1863

Annabel Davie (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook, Domain, 1988, 41.

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 167 (illus.).

Art Journal 1891, 1891, 167 (illus.).

Exhibition history (4)

Royal Academy of Arts, 1888, Royal Academy of Arts, 1888–1888.

World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Jackson Park, Chicago, 01 May 1893–30 Oct 1893.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, Hobart 1894, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 15 Nov 1894–15 May 1895.

Collection