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Briton Rivière (England, b.1840, d.1920)
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1888
Painting
oil on canvas
158.7 x 225.0cm stretcher; 191.5 x 250.8 x 10.0cm frame
Purchased 1897-8
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Provenance
Briton Rivière (England, b.1840, d.1920), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the artist 1897-1898


Bibliography
Scholarly/Book; British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections; Peter Tomory (United Kingdom), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947); 1997, 152, cat.no. 1863
General/Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook; Annabel Davie; 1988, 41, 'European' by Renée Free, pg. 36-56.
Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings; Renée Free (Australia); 1987, 167 (illus.)
Periodical; Art Journal; Author Unknown; 1891, 167 (illus.)


Exhibition venue
Title: Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung, Berlin 1896

Venue: Exhibition Venue Unknown
Opening: 1896
Closing: 1896


Title: Tasmanian International Exhibition, Hobart 1894

Venue: Exhibition Venue Unknown
Opening: 15 Nov 1894
Closing: 15 May 1895


Title: World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

Venue: Jackson Park, Chicago
Opening: 01 May 1893
Closing: 30 Oct 1893


Title: Royal Academy of Arts, 1888

Venue: Royal Academy of Arts
Opening: 1888
Closing: 1888


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