Portraits of Lady Anne Spencer and Sir Richard Spencer

Portraits of Lady Anne Spencer and Sir Richard Spencer

Artwork

These formal portraits of Lady Anne and Sir Richard Spencer may have been painted between 1833 - 1839, when Sir Richard was the Resident Magistrate in the small struggling settlement of Albany. Wearing their finery, and with Sir Richard proudly displaying the Order of Bath medal, these paintings reflect the custom of the time when the image presented to the public did not necessarily reflect day to day difficulties. Could this be a case of “the more things change, the more things stay the same”?

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Strawberry Hill at Barmup

Walking along the path towards the historic house, enjoy the lush gardens around you. As well as being beautiful, they illustrate why this location was an important place for both the Menang people...

Address:

174 Middleton Road
Albany WA 6330
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9841 3735 or (08) 9321 6088

Email:

trust@ntwa.com.au

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Painting on a tin plate by “Gussie” Knight

Step back into the 1890s in this painting of Strawberry Hill. “Gussie” Knight, an art teacher and member of the West Australian Society of Arts, painted this for her friend Augusta Maude Bird, who...

Silver teapot

Every item in this historic house has an intriguing history, and this silver teapot is no exception. Before coming to the fledgling colony, Sir Richard Spencer, who built this house, was a British...