Item 605 - Watercolour of Christ's College at Bishopbourne

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Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC UA17-605

Title

Watercolour of Christ's College at Bishopbourne

Date(s)

  • 1846-1856 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

Framed H50 x W58cm birdseye pine? watercolour 21x30cm.

Context area

Name of creator

(1803-1879)

Biographical history

Francis Russell Nixon (1803–79), first Anglican bishop of Tasmania, was born in Kent, the son of an Anglican clergyman. A graduate from Oxford, he served at Canterbury Cathedral before being appointed in 1842 as first bishop of Tasmania. He arrived in ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transfered from Christ College 2018

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Watercolour of Christ's College at Bishopbourne, Tasmania by Bishop Francis Russell Nixon founder of the College.
Modern typed note accompany painting.
Inscription on the back of the watercolour (in Gell's handwriting)
"The little pointed roof to the ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au