Title
The game of chess
1882
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- The Chess Players
- Date
- 1882
- Media category
- Watercolour
- Materials used
- watercolour and gum over pencil underdrawing
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 64.5 cm image (sheet lined on paper and wrapped around a wooden strainer); 153.0 x 129.0 x 12.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed l.l., "P. De Tommasi [all underlined]/...". Not dated.
- Credit
- Commissioned 1881, received 1882
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 1063
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Publio de Tommasi
Works in the collection
- Share
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
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 watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Jun 2017–03 Dec 2017
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Bibliography
Referenced in 15 publications
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Peter Raissis, Victorian watercolours from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2017, pp 184–85, col illus p 185.
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Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Minutes 31.8.1880-4.8.1891, Sydney, 1880-1891, pp 102 (14 Nov 1881), 131 (16 Aug 1882), 142 (17 Oct 1882).
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1925, p 91, no 83. Revised editiion 1926.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1924, p 90, no 89.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1921, p 74, no 89.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1917, p 74, no 55. Revised editions 1918, 1919.
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National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1906, p 78, no 59. Revised editions 1908, 1910, 1912.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, published by the Trustees, Sydney, 1899, p 60, no 409.
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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 96, no 285, illus p 96.
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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 86, no 337, illus p 86.
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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 76, no 97, illus p 76.
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1886, p 59, no 78, illus p 59 (sketch by E L Montefiore).
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Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1884, p 44, no 26, illus p 44 (sketch by E L Montefiore).
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Catalogue of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, with 94 illustrations drawn by E L Montefiore, Esa, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1883, p 39, no 26, illus p 39 (sketch by E L Montefiore).
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1928, p 111, no 127.
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Provenance
Publio de Tommasi, Commissioned by the AGNSW in 1881, received in 1882