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English: Sir Anthony Musgrave funeral work of art, 1888. Unknown artist.

A painting in gouache on card depicting the funeral of Queensland's governor, Sir Anthony Musgrave, leaving St John's Pro-Cathedral, North Quay, Brisbane on 10 October 1888. As well as the funeral procession and the large number of mourners and spectators, attention has been paid to the buildings and other features of the precinct. Many of the faces and figures are detailed, including the leading pallbearers. The painting closely corresponds with contemporary written descriptions of the event from the Queenslander and the Brisbane Courier.

There is no visible signature on the painting and the artist is unknown. According to the vendor, her great-aunt, Miss Riddell studied art and there is a belief in the family that she may have been the artist. This is possible, but seems unlikely. She would have been about 18 or 20 at the time of the Musgrave Funeral. It also has been suggested that the painting was worked up from a photograph, although the accomplished depiction of the buildings suggests the work of someone with training in draftsmanship.
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