Robert Edwards, 1823-1858
Date1859
Names
Edwards, Robert, 1823-1858
(subject)
Polak, Maurice
(author)
FormatPicture
NotesRobert Edwards, 1823-1858
Inscribed in red oil paint, l.l.: Maurice Polak 59. Framer's label of Mackenzie & Co., Toronto, dated April 1915, in Accession File (formerly laid down stretcher vso u.c.).
Edwards was secretary of the Toronto Mechanics' Institute from 1848 until his death in 1858. The JRR Catalogue states that after his death this portrait was subscribed for by the members of the Institute.
Accession B9-47c is a photograph, 190-? of the painting.
"360-EDWARDS, ROBERT-Secretary, 1848-58, of the old Mechanics' Institute, now Toronto Public Library. After his death in 1858 the members of the Institute subscribed for a memorial portrait. This portrait, until 1883, hung in the reading-room of the Institute. When the Institute was merged into the Public Library, the directors presented the portrait to Mr. William Edwards, brother of the late Robert Edwards, and himself a former secretary. Shortly afterwards he offered the portrait to the Public Library, who accepted the offer gratefully. Oil painting. Artist unknown. Size 29 x 35. Half length, sitting."
Inscribed in red oil paint, l.l.: Maurice Polak 59. Framer's label of Mackenzie & Co., Toronto, dated April 1915, in Accession File (formerly laid down stretcher vso u.c.).
Edwards was secretary of the Toronto Mechanics' Institute from 1848 until his death in 1858. The JRR Catalogue states that after his death this portrait was subscribed for by the members of the Institute.
Accession B9-47c is a photograph, 190-? of the painting.
"360-EDWARDS, ROBERT-Secretary, 1848-58, of the old Mechanics' Institute, now Toronto Public Library. After his death in 1858 the members of the Institute subscribed for a memorial portrait. This portrait, until 1883, hung in the reading-room of the Institute. When the Institute was merged into the Public Library, the directors presented the portrait to Mr. William Edwards, brother of the late Robert Edwards, and himself a former secretary. Shortly afterwards he offered the portrait to the Public Library, who accepted the offer gratefully. Oil painting. Artist unknown. Size 29 x 35. Half length, sitting."
Subject
Dimensions917 x 764 mm
Language
ProvenanceGift of J. Ross Roberson
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights
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Object NumberJRR360 Fra
