Mrs_Humphrey_Devereux

<i>Mrs. Humphrey Devereux</i>

Mrs. Humphrey Devereux

1771 painting by John Singleton Copley

Mrs Humphrey Devereux is a 1771 oil painting on canvas by the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley. It is part of the international painting collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2]

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History

John Greenwood commissioned the portrait of his mother on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday.[3][4][5] It came to New Zealand in 1843 with John Danforth Greenwood.[1][6] The painting underwent restoration for the exhibition Angels & Aristocrats in 2012.[7] In 2018 the painting went on long-term display in Te Papa's Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition.[8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mrs Humphrey Devereux Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. [2]
    "International Painting Collection | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  3. [3]
    Barratt, C. R., & Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). (1995). John Singleton Copley in America. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Distributed by H.N. Abrams. p. 269. ISBN 0870997459.
  4. [4]
    "Tales from Te Papa Episode 66: A Portrait For All Times - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  5. [5]
    "'Mrs Humphrey Devereux', 1771". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. [6]
    Kisler, Mary (2010). Angels & aristocrats: early European art in New Zealand public collections. Auckland, New Zealand: Godwit. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-86962-135-3.
  7. [7]
    "Behind the Scenes of Angels and Aristocrats". Te Papa’s Blog. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. [8]
    "Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  9. [9]
    "Goldie painting sees light of day at Te Papa's refurbished gallery Toi Art". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
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