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[Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Cyprian Bridge, the father of the attributed artist]

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Date

1830 - 1845

Artist

Attributed to Cyprian Bridge (1808-c.1883)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22836561

Description

Half-length tempera portrait of a grey-haired military gentleman showing him in the military jacket of the Royal Artillery, with central gold buttoning, gold collar and gold epaulettes, and a silver and red belt.

Accompanied by a separate brass frame in which the portrait was originally mounted.

Identification: A great-great-great granddaughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Cyprian Bridge, Mrs Elizabeth Allen, wrote to the Library on 26 May, confirming that the subject of this portrait was the older Cyprian Bridge of the Royal Artillery.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

New Zealand

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