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| ==== William Augustus Murray Prior ==== | ==== William Augustus Murray Prior ==== |
| {{:mp3.jpg?400|}}{{:dscn3705.jpg?400|}} Two portraits of William M-P.\\ | {{:mp3.jpg?400|}}{{:dscn3705.jpg?400|}} Two portraits of William M-P.\\ |
| The first was identified as William by Minnie Violet (Vi) M-P.((Provenance: Tom A. & M.T. M-P.)) E. Sterling M-P understood that the second portrait shown here was also a self-portrait by William.((Provenance: E.S.M-P to G.S. M-P to Tom A. M-P.)) As there was no known discussion about these paintings by these two (and it is not known if they even knew each other), it is highly likely that their separate identification of the paintings is correct.\\ | The first was identified as William by Minnie Violet (Vi) M-P.((Provenance: Tom A. & M.T. M-P.)) E. Sterling M-P understood that the second portrait shown here was also a self-portrait by William.((Provenance: E.S.M-P to G.S. M-P to Tom A. M-P.)) As there was no known discussion about these paintings by these two (and it is not known if they even knew each other), it is highly likely that their separate identification of the paintings is correct. For other presumed self-portraits, see [[thomas_prior_s_album|Thomas Prior's album]]\\ |
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| William was Thomas and Eliza Prior's younger son, a soldier and artist. He was born on 18 November 1821 at [[wp>Bruges|Bruges]], then in the Netherlands, now in Belguim.((((‘Questions to be answered by T.L.M-P’, 6pp Memoranda by the Herald Office, Somerset House, London re Burke’s Colonial Gentry; Thomas Bertram M-P, //Some Australasian Families Descended from Royalty//, ms, n.d., p.24.)) He was baptised at [[wp>Bray,_Berkshire|Bray]] in Berkshire on 19 January 1825.((notes written in Thomas Prior’s prayer book, ((Provenance: J. Godden.)) His baptism as a three-year old is further confirmation that his parents were [[wp>Evangelical_Anglicanism|evangelical Anglicans]]. His second name was probably a tribute to his uncle Augustus Skynner.((TLM-P, Diary, 19 August 1882, ML.)) \\ | William was Thomas and Eliza Prior's younger son, a soldier and artist. He was born on 18 November 1821 at [[wp>Bruges|Bruges]], then in the Netherlands, now in Belguim.((((‘Questions to be answered by T.L.M-P’, 6pp Memoranda by the Herald Office, Somerset House, London re Burke’s Colonial Gentry; Thomas Bertram M-P, //Some Australasian Families Descended from Royalty//, ms, n.d., p.24.)) He was baptised at [[wp>Bray,_Berkshire|Bray]] in Berkshire on 19 January 1825.((notes written in Thomas Prior’s prayer book, ((Provenance: J. Godden.)) His baptism as a three-year old is further confirmation that his parents were [[wp>Evangelical_Anglicanism|evangelical Anglicans]]. His second name was probably a tribute to his uncle Augustus Skynner.((TLM-P, Diary, 19 August 1882, ML.)) \\ |
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| The seriousness with which he took his art is seen by a very large, thick, heavy album in which he collected his sketches and examples of art.((Provenance: Geoffrey M-P)) There is also a smaller volume engraved ‘Bruges 1841’ containing lithographs of sketches of life in Bruges.((Provenance: J. Godden))\\ | The seriousness with which he took his art is seen by a very large, thick, heavy album in which he collected his sketches and examples of art.((Provenance: Geoffrey M-P)) There is also a smaller volume engraved ‘Bruges 1841’ containing lithographs of sketches of life in Bruges.((Provenance: J. Godden))\\ |
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| William also left behind another sketchbook with his drawing and art works, often signed and dated.((Provenance: F. & E. Cullen-Ward)) Most are from the early 1840s; some appear to be original drawings or paintings, others are copies of other's artwork. The name in the front cover is 'Captain Prior, 1845'. This is a year after his death, so we can assume it was passed on to William's father who in 1845 was a captain in the army. It is this sketchbook that confirms that William was a talented and prolific artist.\\ | |
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| As noted, it is probable that William painted portraits of his sister and mother, as well as self-portrait/s. The following sketches are definitely or probably William's.((Provenance of all following sketches/paintings: J. Godden)).This sketch has the faint signature W.M.P.(a dash at line level was then a full stop). {{:william_sketch_cropped.jpg?direct&300|}}\\ | As noted, it is probable that William painted portraits of his sister and mother, as well as self-portrait/s. The following sketches are definitely or probably William's.((Provenance of all following sketches/paintings: J. Godden)).This sketch has the faint signature W.M.P.(a dash at line level was then a full stop). {{:william_sketch_cropped.jpg?direct&300|}}\\ |
| ((To DO: 1837 diary of W.A. Prior part of diaries donated to ML?)) | ((To DO: 1837 diary of W.A. Prior part of diaries donated to ML?)) |
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| William's sketchbook has survived and is reproduced in [[william_s_sketchbook|William's sketchbook]] | William also left behind a sketchbook with his drawing and art works, often signed and dated.((Provenance: F. & E. Cullen-Ward)) The name in the front cover is 'Captain Prior, 1845'. This is a year after his death, so we can assume it was passed on to William's father who in 1845 was a captain in the army. It is this sketchbook that confirms that William was a talented and prolific artist. For more, see [[william_s_sketchbook|William's sketchbook]] |
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