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An image of Adam Skirving by attrib. Archibald Skirving

attrib. Archibald Skirving

(Scotland 1749–1819)

Title
Adam Skirving
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

75.7 x 62.7cm stretcher; 96.3 x 84.5 x 10.5cm frame

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Gift of R.C. Scot Skirving 1956
Accession number
9245
Location
Not on display
Provenance (5)

R.C. Scot Skirving (Australia), 1956, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Gift of R.C. Scot Skirving 1956. Son of Dr Robert Skirving

Robert Scot Skirving (Australia, b.1859, d.1956), 1954-1956, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Uncle to Mrs Hoskins

Mrs Hoskins, pre 1954, Daughter of Edward Scot Skirving

Edward Scot Skirving, Great nephew to Archibald Skirving

Archibald Skirving (Scotland, b.1749, d.1819), Scotland

Bibliography (3)

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Robert Gaston (Author), European Paintings before 1800 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1989, 47 (illus.). no. 123

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 178 (illus.).

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Exhibition history (2)

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1956, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Mar 1957–31 Mar 1957.

Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Nov 1981–06 Dec 1981.