Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

David Murray

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Name

David Murray

Culture

Australian | Scottish

Gender

Male

Birth date

December 1829

Birth place

Scotland View on map Close map

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Death date

1907

Death Place

London, England View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia 14 July 1852-1900

Occupations

Art benefactor | Print collector

Summary

Worked: Australia (SA).

Context

Australia

Biography

The name David Murray is synonymous with the Gallery’s fine collection of prints and drawings. This year marks the centenary of his bequest to the Gallery – some 5,000 old master prints, which totally transformed the Gallery’s print collection. Prior to his bequest, the institution’s fledgling print collection contained only seventy-six items, being mainly British prints. David Murray’s collection was rich in European old master prints, so establishing a new collecting path for the Gallery. Highlights included German Renaissance prints by Albrecht Dürer and Hans Baldung Grien, Dutch and Flemish prints by Hendrick Goltzius, Rubens and Rembrandt, Italian prints by Mantegna, Marcantonio Raimondi and Castiglione, as well as an old master drawing of St Jerome by Giambattista Tiepolo. [AGSA media, 2008]

Last Updated

11 Apr 2024