Title
A seat in St James's Park
1869
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- A seat in St James's Park, London
- Date
- 1869
- Media category
- Watercolour
- Materials used
- watercolour and bodycolour over pencil underdrawing
- Dimensions
- 41.9 x 60.2 cm image (sheet larger as wrapped around wooden board); 68.5 x 87.0 x 5.5 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l., "G J Pinwell/ 69".
- Credit
- Purchased 1886
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 1115
- Copyright
- Artist information
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George John Pinwell
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 9 exhibitions
Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours 1869, Society of Painters in Water Colours (SPWC), London, 1869–1869
First Annual International Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences, London, 01 May 1871–30 Sep 1871
Exhibition of works of the late G J Pinwell, Mr Deschamps' Gallery, London, 21 Feb 1876–11 Mar 1876
Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878, Palais du Champ-de-Mars, Paris, 01 May 1878–10 Nov 1878
Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Aug 1993–24 Oct 1993
British and European watercolours - the first thirty years of the collection 1875-1906, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Apr 1996–02 Jun 1996
Victorian Childhood, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Feb 1999–19 Mar 1999
Victorian watercolours: selections from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Jul 2000–27 Aug 2000
Victorian watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Jun 2017–03 Dec 2017
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Bibliography
Referenced in 36 publications
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Christopher Allen, The Australian weekend review, 'Real-world views', 22 Jul 2017-23 Jul 2017, pp 10–1: p 111, col illus p 10.
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Jonathan Biggins, Look, 'Victorian visions', Sydney, Jan 2018-Feb 2018, pp 57–59; p 59, col illus p 59 (in situ).
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E. Chesneau, The English School of Painting, London, 1885, p 299.
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Donato Esposito, Frederick Walker and the Idyllists, London, 2017, pp 20, 69-71, 81-82, 89, col illus p 68, no 42.
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Jessica Feather, British watercolours and drawings. Lord Leverhulme’s collection in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2010, p 152, col illus p 152, fig 49.
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Renée Free and Rose Peel, Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Sydney, 1993, p 10, illus p 10.
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Martin Hardie, Watercolour painting in Britain, 3 vols, London, 1966-1968, vol 3, p 139.
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Alfred de Lostalot, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 'Exposition universelle. Aquarelles, dessins et gravures (1er article)', Paris, Jul 1878, pp 634–56: p 639–40.
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Peter Raissis, Victorian watercolours: selections from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000, pp 7, 11, no 29, col illus p 7.
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Peter Raissis, Victorian watercolours from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2017, pp 18, 156–59, col illus pp 157 (detail), p 159.
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Peter Raissis, Look, 'Hidden treasures revealed', Sydney, May 2017-Jun 2017, pp 42–48: p 48, col illus p 48.
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Tom Roberts, The Argus, no 14150, 'The National Art Gallery of New South Wales', Melbourne, 31 Oct 1891, p 4.
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Pamela White Trimpe, George John Pinwell, a Victorian artist and illustrator, 1842–1875, New York, 2001, pp 34–39.
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G.C. Williamson, George J. Pinwell, London, 1900, pp 19, 77, no 35, illus opp p 31.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, published by the Trustees, Sydney, 1899, p 59, no 385.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (with illustrations) drawn by E L Montefiore, director, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1893, p 90, no 266, illus p 90.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, (with illustrations), drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq (President of Trustees) and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1891, p 94, no 370, illus p 94.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1888, p 57, no 21, illus p 57.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1921, p 81, no 146.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1924, p 101, no 146.
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Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1878, à Paris. Catalogue officiel publié par le Commissariat Général. Tome 1. Groupe 1, oeuvres d'art. Classes 1 à 5, Paris, 1878, p 187, no 118. Grande-Bretagne et Irlande - Groupe 1 - Classe 2.
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Birmingham Daily Post, no 5490, 'The late Mr Pinwell - Exhibition of his works', Birmingham, 26 Feb 1876, p 5.
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The Graphic, no 326, 'The Pinwell Exhibition', London, 26 Feb 1876, p 210.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1917, p 77, no 68. Revised editions 1918, 1919.
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Judy, or the London serio-comic journal, 'Pinwell's pictures', London, 23 Feb 1876, p 193.
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The Times, no 28558, 'The Pinwell Exhibition', London, 22 Feb 1876, p 4.
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The Morning Post, no 32338, 'The Pinwell Exhibition', London, 19 Feb 1876, p 5.
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The Observer, 'Fine Arts – The Pinwell Exhibition', London, 20 Feb 1876, p 2.
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Pall Mall Gazette, no 1374, 'The water-colour exhibitions', London, 08 Jul 1869, pp 11–12: p 11.
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Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. The Sixty-fifth, London, 1869, p 16, no 297.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1928, p 94, no 38.
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The Athenaeum, no 2638, 'Fine Arts – The International Exhibition (Seconde notice)', London, 18 May 1878, p 639.
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Victorian social conscience, Sydney, 1976, pp 7, 41, no 55, illus p 48.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1925, p 101, no 135. Revised edition 1926.
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The Spectator, 'The Pinwell Gallery', London, 26 Feb 1876, pp 14–15: p 14.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1906, p 83, no 74, illus p 83. Revised editions 1908, 1910, 1912.
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Provenance
Edward Dalziel, 1876-19 Jun 1886, London/England, Sold Christie's London, 19 June 1886
Christie's London, 19 Jun 1886, London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Christie's London, 19 June 1886. Purchased through Messrs Vokins [dealer].