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Title
The Hon. Violet Monckton
1899
Artist
Sir Edward John Poynter
England
20 Mar 1836 - 26 Jul 1919
Details
Date
1899
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions
213.8 x 152.6 cm stretcher; 220.8 x 168.0 x 9.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., black paint "E.J.P [artist's monogram] 1899".
Credit
Anonymous gift arranged by the artist 1913-14
Location
Not on display
Accession number
6078
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Sir Edward John Poynter
The Hon. Violet Monckton
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Royal Academy of Arts, 1899, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1899–1899
Victorian Olympians:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 20 Jun 1975–20 Jul 1975
- National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne 12 Aug 1975–14 Sep 1975
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 26 Sep 1975–26 Oct 1975
Provenance
Source unknown, Anonymous gift arranged by the artist 1913-14
Referenced in 11 publications
Bibliography
Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, 'European', pg. 36-56, Sydney, 1988, 41.
Renée Free and Peter Laverty, Victorian Olympians, Sydney, 1975, 26, 62 (illus.). cat.no. 32
AGNSW Society Bulletin, Oct 1979.
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Sydney, 1972, 37 (colour illus.).
Australian Women's Weekly, Sydney, 07 Jul 1954.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1914, Sydney, 1914. Listed as 'Portrait'
Royal Academy pictures, 1899, 1899.
Academy Notes, 1899.
Anne Kirker and Peter Tomory, British painting 1800–1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 147. cat.no. 1786
The Sydney Morning Herald, 01 Jul 1899.
Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 158 (illus.).