St. John, William Charles
Painted portraits of Newfoundlanders dating from the 1800s appear to be extremely rare. Those that were - done were probably painted in England and were done for members of wealthy families who could afford - such luxuries. There were very few artists living in Newfoundland during that century, and...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1997
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/100 |
id |
ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/100 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/100 2023-12-31T10:05:19+01:00 St. John, William Charles Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- 1997 text/xml http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/100 eng eng Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections MF-320 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/100 Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Text Finding Aid 1997 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z Painted portraits of Newfoundlanders dating from the 1800s appear to be extremely rare. Those that were - done were probably painted in England and were done for members of wealthy families who could afford - such luxuries. There were very few artists living in Newfoundland during that century, and the few who - did were often here for only a short time. One of the few was Henrietta, Lady Hamilton (1780?-1857), wife - of Sir Charles Hamilton, who was Governor of Newfoundland from 1818-1824. Lady Hamilton lived in St. - John's with her husband during his term as Governor. She is best known for her miniature portrait entitled - Mary March. It is a watercolour on ivory portrait of Demasduit, one of the last of the Beothuk, painted in - 1819. That portrait now resides in the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa. The most successful of the painters who did live in Newfoundland during the first half of the 19th century - was William Gosse. Gosse was born in Worcester, England in 1808 but moved to Carbonear, - Newfoundland in 1822 to work at Pack, Gosse and Fryer, a mercantile establishment in which his uncle, - John Gosse, was a partner. William did find some time to paint in Carbonear, but it was not until he moved - to St. John's (probably in the early 1830s) that he set up business as a professional painter. His drawings - of various St. John's locations are the only ones known to exist of downtown St. John's prior to the 1846 - fire. Portrait painting probably occupied a great deal of his time during the years he worked in St. John's - but it would appear that very few of these paintings have survived. Gosse left Newfoundland in the 1840s - and returned to England. One of Gosse's works that has survived is a pencil and watercolour portrait of William Charles St. John. It - was painted in 1841 and is in excellent condition. Until recently it was framed and there is a dark border - around the edges of the painting which were covered by the frame. The painting does not appear to - have faded, however; the colours are ... Text Beothuk Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
op_collection_id |
ftmemorialunivdc |
language |
English |
description |
Painted portraits of Newfoundlanders dating from the 1800s appear to be extremely rare. Those that were - done were probably painted in England and were done for members of wealthy families who could afford - such luxuries. There were very few artists living in Newfoundland during that century, and the few who - did were often here for only a short time. One of the few was Henrietta, Lady Hamilton (1780?-1857), wife - of Sir Charles Hamilton, who was Governor of Newfoundland from 1818-1824. Lady Hamilton lived in St. - John's with her husband during his term as Governor. She is best known for her miniature portrait entitled - Mary March. It is a watercolour on ivory portrait of Demasduit, one of the last of the Beothuk, painted in - 1819. That portrait now resides in the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa. The most successful of the painters who did live in Newfoundland during the first half of the 19th century - was William Gosse. Gosse was born in Worcester, England in 1808 but moved to Carbonear, - Newfoundland in 1822 to work at Pack, Gosse and Fryer, a mercantile establishment in which his uncle, - John Gosse, was a partner. William did find some time to paint in Carbonear, but it was not until he moved - to St. John's (probably in the early 1830s) that he set up business as a professional painter. His drawings - of various St. John's locations are the only ones known to exist of downtown St. John's prior to the 1846 - fire. Portrait painting probably occupied a great deal of his time during the years he worked in St. John's - but it would appear that very few of these paintings have survived. Gosse left Newfoundland in the 1840s - and returned to England. One of Gosse's works that has survived is a pencil and watercolour portrait of William Charles St. John. It - was painted in 1841 and is in excellent condition. Until recently it was framed and there is a dark border - around the edges of the painting which were covered by the frame. The painting does not appear to - have faded, however; the colours are ... |
format |
Text |
author |
Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- |
spellingShingle |
Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- St. John, William Charles |
author_facet |
Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- |
author_sort |
Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- |
title |
St. John, William Charles |
title_short |
St. John, William Charles |
title_full |
St. John, William Charles |
title_fullStr |
St. John, William Charles |
title_full_unstemmed |
St. John, William Charles |
title_sort |
st. john, william charles |
publishDate |
1997 |
url |
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/100 |
genre |
Beothuk Newfoundland |
genre_facet |
Beothuk Newfoundland |
op_source |
Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections |
op_relation |
Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections MF-320 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/100 |
_version_ |
1786836914083463168 |