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Margaret Forbes McCrae
1832
Medium
watercolour and pencil
Measurements
19.6 × 14.1 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Stephen and the Reverend Nigel Murby Wright in memory of Nigel's great-great-grandparents Andrew Murison and Georgiana Huntly McCrae through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2009
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed on backing board pen and brown ink c.: Margaret Forbes / Thomas / born 4th Agst (st in superscript) 1813 _ / Sketched by / Georgiana McCrae / at London / 1832 (Georgiana’s hand)
inscribed on backing board pencil c.: (McCrae) (inscribed above Forbes) / Edinburgh (inscribed above London) / Week(?) 3 (handwriting of Murison Herring, Georgiana’s great-grand-daughter)
Accession Number
2009.553
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
hair (animal components) hairstyles portrait heads single-sitter portraits three-quarter views unfinished women (female humans)
Movements
Victorian