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Baxter, George 1804-1867 :[The Revd Robert Moffat. London, George Baxter, 1843].
- Date
- 1840 - 1843
- By
- Baxter, George, 1804-1867; Williams, Morvyn (Dr), 1910-1979; Williams, Philippa Therese, 1916-1994
- Reference
- A-282-018
- Description
Catalogue item no. 89 in Courtenay Lewis' catalogue of Baxter prints (all editions use the same numbering).
Shows head and torso portrait of Victorian gentleman dressed in jacket, waistcoat and cravat and holding straw hat in right hand (hat partially shown). In right background a group of natives sits by a boiling pot on a fire, and one of their number points to the further distance where a large ring of seated figures listens to an orator (with spear?) in their midst. There is a covered wagon at far right.
"The scene represents the country on the banks of the Kuruman River, South Africa, with a chief of Bechuana addressing his Parliament respecting the arrival of this laborious missionary". (Courtenay Lewis' "George Baxter, the picture printer" 1924 ed. page 302-303).
The original portrait from life was done during Moffat's visit back to England in 1839-1843, and shows Moffat with a beard - this original is now in the National Portrait Gallery London (NPG 6312) - see AT 13/14/1, 2 October 1996. Moffat has been tidied up and made more elegant for the Baxter print.
Produced from a plate and 22 blocks (see Courtenay Lewis' "George Baxter, the picture printer" 1924 ed).
Inscriptions: Verso - centre - (In pencil): Rev Harris
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Baxter print (coloured oil print), 273 x 222 mm.
Provenance: From the estate of Morvyn and Philippa Williams.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Baxter prints, Portraits, Ethnographic illustrations, Baxter print (coloured oil print), 273 x 222 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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