Postcard of Queen Victoria, 1980
Scope and Contents
An undated postcard reproducing T. Jones Barker's painting 'Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor' (c. 1861). The postcard is undated but probably originates from the 1970s or 1980s.
Dates
- Creation: 1980
Creator
- Raithby, Lawrence and Company Ltd (Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
Raithby, Lawrence and Company Ltd, Leicester and London, is a commercial printing firm. The painting featured in the postcard is by Thomas Jones Barker (1815-1882) who was born in Bath. Barker was educated in art by his father, the painter Thomas Barker (1769-1847), and studied in Paris, 1834-1845, where he exhibited his work at the Salon. He returned to England in 1845 where he developed a reputation as a painter of portraits and military scenes and exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1870 he travelled to the continent and made sketches of the fighting in the Franco-German war. He died in London on 27 March 1882.
Extent
1 item(s) (1 postcard) : card
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS. The biographical history was compiled with reference to the entry on T. Jones Barker in Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee, eds, 'Dictionary of national biography', vol. I (London, 1908), p. 1132.
Originator(s)
Raithby, Lawrence and Company Ltd
Finding aid date
2004-06-22 12:22:38+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
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