BIB_ID
159865
Accession number
MA 22983
Creator
Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894.
Display Date
London, England, 1885? March 2.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1983.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Previously accessioned as MA 3944.
Written from "5, Onslow Gardens, / S.W." on stationery engraved with the address.
The salutation reads "Dear Madam."
Froude toured the Australian colonies in 1884-1885.
The man being described was Eliezer Levi Montefiore (1820-1984), Manager of the Pacific Fire & Marine Insurance Company (1871-1891) and also an Art Gallery director and an artist. He was one of the founding Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Written from "5, Onslow Gardens, / S.W." on stationery engraved with the address.
The salutation reads "Dear Madam."
Froude toured the Australian colonies in 1884-1885.
The man being described was Eliezer Levi Montefiore (1820-1984), Manager of the Pacific Fire & Marine Insurance Company (1871-1891) and also an Art Gallery director and an artist. He was one of the founding Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1983.
Summary
Describing a Mr. Montefiore he met in Sydney; saying "The Mr. Montefiore whom I met at Sydney was a very superior and interesting person, but I cannot tell you whether he was the manager of the Pacific Insurance Co. He called on me and took me with him to the Fine Arts Exhibition - where I accidentally learnt that some of the best drawings on the walls were his own workmanship. This perhaps may enable you to judge whether he was the brother of whom you speak. It is unlikely that there should be two Montefiores in Sydney who should both be cultivated artists."
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