Botanical curiosity, Claimantius rotundus Australiensis [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 1826136
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [between 1865 and 1874]
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 19 x 16.7 cm. (sheet)
- Summary:
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A cartoon in the style of a botanical painting. The flower of the plant is the face of Arthur Orton (a.k.a. Tom Castro) who claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne.
- Notes:
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- Inscriptions: title above and below the item. "(Several eminent men assert this plant to belong to the genus 'Tichbornius', others are equally confident that it is of the genus 'Ortonius'-)" -- beneath image.
- Condition: good. Paper was once folded. Glue marks on the reverse.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136503615
- Subject:
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- Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898 -- Caricatures, cartoons, etc
- Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, 1829-1854 -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Humor
- Tichborne, Roger Charles, Sir, 1829-1854? -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Humor
- Trials (Impostors and imposture) -- England -- Pictorial works
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Cooee", National Library of Australia exhibition gallery, 14 June - 9 September 2007.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 70 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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