Richard Noble

Also known as R. P. Noble, J. Noble, P.? Richard Noble
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter who dealt mainly in portraiture. He painted portraits for many of Sydney's leading residents and exhibited his works in various exhibitions. His last known oil painting is a portrait of Elizabeth Solomon.

Citations

  • Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Ellis, Elizabeth (2000), 'Richard Noble’, World of Antiques and Art, 60th edition, (December 2000-June 2001), 156.

  • Hutchinson, S. (1962), 'The Royal Academy schools 1868-1930’, Walpole Society Journal, Volume 38, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

  • Lang, M. (1987), 'Home was Here’, Sydney, NSW.

  • McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, Vic. (Second edition).

  • Thomas, Daniel (1973), 'Outlines of Australian Art: The Joseph Brown Collection’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Treloar (Mrs), 'History of the Scarvell and Cape families’, Manuscript.

  • McDonald, P.R. & Pearce, B. (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron’, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1857), [Cox & Co.'s] Sydney Post Office Directory.

  • (1864), Sands Sydney Directory.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

See also

  • 'Richard Noble, Elizabeth Solomon 1862, oil on canvas, 91 x 71cm. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.'.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions