Exhibitions
Events
On display
Portrait of John Crossley of Scaitcliffe M.A. Todmorden by Joseph Severn
Joseph Severn Portrait of John Crossley of Scaitcliffe M.A. Todmorden 1851 Oil on canvas on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mrs Turnbull, 1981
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Join curator Ken Hall as he discusses Joseph Severn's Portrait of John Crossley of Scaitcliffe M.A. Todmorden in Out of Time on the first floor.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12 noon (except during public and school holidays)
Related reading: Free event
Collection
Joseph Severn Portrait of John Crossley of Scaitcliffe M.A. Todmorden
Joseph Severn is best-known for his friendship with John Keats and the portraits he made of him before the poet’s death in Rome in 1821. Severn’s portrait of Todmorden landowner and barrister John Crossley was brought to New Zealand by descendants of his heir and nephew, early Canterbury sheep farmer Croslegh Dampier-Crossley.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)
