Queen Elizabeth II unveiling a Renoir painting at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne during her 1977 official Australian visit.

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Series[UMA-SRE-20050104] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL DOMESTIC VISITS AND OCCASIONS WITHIN AUSTRALIAAccession[2005.0104] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL DOMESTIC VISITS AND OCCASIONS WITHIN AUSTRALIAPart of Item[2005.0104.00198] Visit to Australia of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness, The Duke of EdinburghIdentifierUMA-ITE-2005010400179Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II unveiling a Renoir painting 'The guitar player' (c.1896, oil on canvas, 55.0 x 46.0 by Auguste Renoir) at the National Gallery of Victoria in St Kilda Road Melbourne. The Premier of Victoria Rupert Hamer, the Duke of Edinburgh and others look on. The painting was purchased by the Gallery in 1977 through the Art Foundation of Victoria with the Assistance of Alcoa of Australia Ltd and the Alcoa Foundation, Governors, and the Shell Company of Australia Limited. Taken during the Queen's 1977 official Australian visit.
Comments: Queen Elizabeth visited Australia as part of her Silver Jubilee tour of the Commonwealth. While in Australia, she presided over the State Opening of Parliament in Canberra, visited all capital cities plus Launceston, Newcastle and other regional centres.
Inscription: In an album labelled "Visit to Australia of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, 7 March to 30 March 1977".Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2005.0104 Unit 0001MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorAustralian Information ServiceRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorFraser, John MalcolmRoleProvenance

Dates

Date07 March 1977-30 March 1977

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0104.00179Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6282

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

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Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection

Subjects

SubjectDuke of EdinburghHamer, RupertMelbourneNational Gallery of VictoriaPremier of VictoriaQueen and Royal FamilyQueen Elizabeth IIRenoir, AugusteRoyalty

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Queen Elizabeth II unveiling a Renoir painting at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne during her 1977 official Australian visit.