Portrait of Baron Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von Mueller, ca. 1879 [picture] / J.F. Armstrong
- Bib ID:
- 1635169
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Armstrong, J. F. (James F.), active 1889-1940
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. Copy P1401/1
- Description:
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- [ca. 1879]
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 10.4 cm., on mount 24.9 x 20 cm.
- Biography/History:
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Mueller was the first Government Botanist of Victoria and held the post for 43 years from 1853 until his death. From 1853-73 Mueller was Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and in 1855-56 was naturalist to the North Australian Exploring Expedition. He was the inaugural president, Royal Society of Victoria, 1860.
- Notes:
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- Title from compactus card.
- Condition: Good, some minor losses around edges.
- "J.F. Armstrong, photographer, 4 Armadale St., Northcote ..."--Stamped on verso. [James F. Armstrong operated photographic studios between 1889 and 1940, operating from 4 Armadale St., Northcote between 1921 and 1928. Ref.: Australians behind the camera, early Australian photographers / Sandy Barrie, 1992.]
- Two copies of portrait held by National Library of Australia.
- Possibly a copy of an earlier photograph by an unidentified photographer.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136726950
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1879
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