Eweretta Jane Richardson (Mrs. Alexander Auldjo) [graphic material]
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Eweretta Jane Richardson (Mrs. Alexander Auldjo) [graphic material]
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Record information Eweretta Jane Richardson (Mrs. Alexander Auldjo) [graphic material]
Date:1798-1800Reference:R5294-0-1-E, Box number: MIN-092Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2837338Date(s):1798-1800Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 painting : watercolour on ivory ; image : 5.6 x 5.1 cm (oval), frame : 11.9 x 10.7 cm (rectangle).
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Platemark x cmLanguage of material:no languageScope and content:The date and attribution to Roch are based on research and expert opinion., Colour transparency: recto in frame., Born in Portsoy, Scotland, Eweretta Jane Richardson (1774-1808) was the half-sister of John Richardson, a prominent Montreal businessman and politician. In 1804, she married Alexander Auldjo, in Fordyce near Portsoy and then immigrated to Canada. [See artist file and accession file for copies of correspondence regarding slight biographical changes made to this record]. This miniature was painted at Bath where the artist lived, before she left for Canada. [See artist file and accession file for copies of correspondence regarding slight biographical changes made to this record].
This portrait is attributed to Sampson Towgood Roch(e), an Irish-born miniaturist who is thought to have painted the portrait at Bath, England. Eweretta Jane Richardson died in childbirth in 1808.Additional name(s):Additional information:Custodial history:The miniature was acquired at auction. It is from Auldjo fonds, which were part of the Graham Tower estate.Availability of other formats note:Colour transparency availableExhibitions note:Exhibition Title: Facing History - Portraits from the National Archives of Canada. Curators: Lydia Foy, Sylvie Gervais, Peter Robertson, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1993.05.27-1993.09.08, Exhibition title: Small Wonders: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures; Exhibition of Reproductions. Curators: Martha Marleau, National Archives of Canada, cat. no.: 7b. Further venue: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario: 1995.02.13-1995.06.26., Exhibition title: I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures / Je vous connais par coeur : portraits en miniature. Curator: Johanna Mizgala. Library and Archives Canada Exhibition. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick; 2012.09.20 - 2012.12.31., Further venue: Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2013.03.22 -2013.06.02.Signatures and inscriptions note:Inscription: Inscribed in pen and ink, verso on paper attached to the frame: Eweretta Jane / Richardson, wife / of Alexander Auldjo / 1774-1808 / daughter of / Thomas Richardson / of Portsoy ; (Complete transcription)Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1991-342 DAP
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Physical access through an art archivist. No restrictions on use for reproduction or publicationBox [1991-342][Consultation Open]MIN-092 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[Consultation Open]Copy negative [1991-342][Consultation Open]C-136995 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1991-342-1
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