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The Saint and the merchant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.
Portrait 38
December 2010 - February 2011
Magazine
This issue features Martin Schoeller, Bess Norriss Tait, Emanuel Solomon and the sisters of St Joseph, Rennie Ellis and AC/DC, John Brack and more.
E. Phillips Fox
Biography
Between 1887 and 1892 Emanuel Phillips Fox studied and painted in France and England.
1 portrait in the collection
Hon. Sir Frederick Darley
Biography
Sir Frederick Darley GCMG (1830-1910), chief justice and lieutenant governor, came to New South Wales as an adult and was admitted to the Bar in 1862; in 1868 he was nominated to the Legislative Council.
1 portrait in the collection
Ina Gregory, c. 1895
E. Phillips Fox
Portrait, conté crayon and charcoal on paper
Purchased 2012
Ina Gregory
Biography
Georgina ‘Ina’ Gregory (1874-1964) grew up with her sister Ada at Rosedale, her family home in East St Kilda.
1 portrait in the collection
Impressions
Painting light and life
Previous exhibition, 2011
Impressions: Painting light and life presents portraits by, and of, artists at the heart of Australian impressionism including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin.
The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley, c. 1887
Henry Samuel Sadd
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009
Mr and Mrs Case, 1864
Alexander Fox and Co
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Sideshow Alley
Infamy, the macabre & the portrait
Previous exhibition, 2015
Death masks, post-mortem drawings and other spooky and disquieting portraits... Come and see how portraits of infamous Australians were used in the 19th century.
Uncommon Australians
The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Previous exhibition, 2015
This exhibition showcases portraits acquired through the generosity of the National Portrait Gallery’s Founding Patrons, L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC.
Small worlds
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
The incomparable Beaton
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).
The Dissecting Room
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2015
Joanna Gilmour accounts for Australia’s deliciously ghoulish nineteenth century criminal portraiture.
Less than six degrees of separation
Lecture, 28 May 2011
General content
Dr Anne Sanders NPG Curatorial Researcher investigated the lives of the pioneering psychologists whose portraits are featured in Inner Worlds.