Title
Margaret Oxenden
circa 1757-circa 1759
Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- Margaret, Lady Oxenden
Lady Oxenden - Date
- circa 1757-circa 1759
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 126.3 x 102.0 cm stretcher; 151.7 x 127.0 x 7.5 cm frame
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1952
- Location
- South Building, ground level, Grand Courts
- Accession number
- 8698
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Joseph Wright of Derby
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Purchases and acquisitions for 1952, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Mar 1953–24 May 1953
Old Masters from AGNSW and NGV, Exhibition Venue Unknown, , 1979–1979
European Old Masters 16th-19th Century from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, , 28 Sep 2017–03 Dec 2017
Archie Plus, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Sep 2020–07 Mar 2021
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023
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Bibliography
Referenced in 5 publications
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Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, p 91, illus p 91.
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Peter Tomory and Robert Gaston, European Paintings before 1800 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1989, p 30, no 64, illus p 30.
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Old masters, New York, 31 Oct 2017, np, no 49.
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Connoisseur, London, Jun 1936, p 309.
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Connoisseur, Period Guide - Early Georgian, London, pl 26c. as c1750
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Provenance
Oxenden family, England
William Randolph Hearst, California/United States of America, dates unknown
Agnew's, London, London/England, dates unknown
Countess of Strafford, pre 20 Nov 1931, England, Sold by the executors of Cora, Countess of Strafford, deceased at Christie's London, 20 November 1931, lot 41, 'The Property of Lady Capel Cure', £220 10s to 'AM' on behalf of a private client.
Private Collection, 20 Nov 1931-20 Jul 1934, England, Purchased at Christies London, 20 November 1931, lot no. 41 'The Property of Lady Capel Cure' £220. Sold Christie’s London, 20 July 1934, lot 14, £220 10s to Permain (art dealer), 'from the Collection of Lady Capel Cure'.
Permain, post 20 Jul 1934, [dealer] Purchased at Christies London, 20 July 1934, lot no. 14, 230gns
Source unknown, pre 1952, London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW in London 1952.