Mrs. Humphrey Devereux
1771 painting by John Singleton Copley
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Mrs Humphrey Devereux is a 1771 oil painting on canvas by the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley. It is part of the international painting collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2]
| Mrs Humphrey Devereux | |
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| Artist | John Singleton Copley |
| Year | 1771 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Mary Devereux |
| Dimensions | 103 cm × 81.3 cm (41 in × 32.0 in) |
| Location | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand |
History
John Greenwood commissioned the portrait of his mother on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday.[3][4][5] It came to New Zealand in 1843 with John Danforth Greenwood.[1][6] The painting underwent restoration for the exhibition Angels & Aristocrats in 2012.[7] In 2018 the painting went on long-term display in Te Papa's Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition.[8][9]
