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| Keywords: George Baxter, The Reverend Robert Moffat, 1 April 1843.jpg en Baxter George 1804-1867 The Revd Robert Moffat London George Baxter 1843 Reference Number A-282-018 Catalogue item no 89 in Courtenay Lewis' catalogue of Baxter prints all editions use the same numbering Shows head and torso portrait of Victorian gentleman dressed in jacket waistcoat and cravat and holding straw hat in right hand hat partially shown In right background a group of natives sits by a boiling pot on a fire and one of their number points to the further distance where a large ring of seated figures listens to an orator with spear in their midst There is a covered wagon at far right The scene represents the country on the banks of the Kuruman River South Africa with a chief of Bechuana addressing his Parliament respecting the arrival of this laborious missionary Courtenay Lewis' George Baxter the picture printer 1924 ed page 302-303 Key terms Part of Baxter George 1804-1867 The Revd Robert Moffat London George Baxter 1843 Reference Number A-282-018 1 digitised items Extent 1 colour art print s Baxter print coloured oil print 273 x 222 mm Vertical imageSingle art work Historical Notes The original portrait from life was done during Moffat's visit back to England in 1839-1843 and shows Moffat with a beard - this original is now in the National Portrait Gallery London NPG 6312 - see AT 13/14/1 2 October 1996 Moffat has been tidied up and made more elegant for the Baxter print http //mp natlib govt nz/detail/ id 19439 l en National Library of New Zealand Creator George Baxter printer 1843 PD-Art-100 George Baxter printer Robert Moffat | ||||
