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Alice Simpson
Biography
Alice Simpson, née Want was one of nine children of Randolph and Harriette Want, who married in Sydney in 1839.
1 portrait in the collection
Alfred Simpson
Biography
Alfred Simpson (1805–1891), manufacturer, started his professional life as a tinsmith in his native London and also worked as a hatter before financial difficulties caused him to emigrate to Australia in 1849.
1 portrait in the collection
David Simpson
Biography
David Simpson, photographer, is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, his subjects including HM Queen Elizabeth II, Don Bradman, David Gulpilil and Sir Mark and Lady Oliphant.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Brendan Nelson, 2019
Todd Simpson
Image
Edward Telford Simpson
Biography
Edward Telford Simpson (1889-1965), Alice's grandson, was born the only son of Edward Percy Simpson and his wife Anne.
1 portrait in the collection
Max Schubert, 1980
David Simpson
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014
Alfred Simpson, c. 1866
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014
Sarah Simpson, c. 1866
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014
Alice Want, 1853
William Nicholas
Portrait, pencil and watercolour on paper
Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Edward Telford Simpson, 1919
John St Helier Lander
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Me and My Place
Emily Ma
Image
Emily Fairfax
Biography
Emily Ross (née Fairfax) (1832-1871) was the eldest child of newspaper publisher John Fairfax - who founded the Fairfax news dynasty in Sydney in 1841 - and his wife Sarah.
1 portrait in the collection
Emily S. Wills
Biography
Emily Spencer Wills (1842–1925), Cedric Spencer Wills (1844–1914), Horace Spencer Wills (1847–1928), and Egbert Spencer Wills (1849–1931) the second, third, fourth, and fifth children of Horatio Wills and his wife Elizabeth, were all born at Lexington, spending their childhoods there and at Bellevue, the property acquired by Horatio Wills near Geelong in 1852.
1 portrait in the collection
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Biography
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c. 1910–1996) is one of Australia's most significant artists.
21 portraits in the collection
Emily Fairfax, 1870
William Macleod
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Emily Spencer Wills, c. 1855
an unknown artist
Portrait, 1/6 plate daguerreotype with applied colour in al brass matt (without original leather case)
Gift of T S Wills Cooke 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.