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Sir Francis Forbes KNt
Biography
Sir Francis Forbes (1784–1841) was the first chief justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court.
1 portrait in the collection
The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes, c. 1860
Henry Samuel Sadd
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
MacKenzie family silhouette, 1846
Samuel Metford
Portrait, brush and ink, pen and ink, stencil cut-out with watercolour highlights on paper
Gift of the Estate of Nancy Wiseman 2007
Hon. James G. Francis
Biography
James Goodall Francis (1819–1884), a London-born merchant and politician, arrived in Hobart as a steerage passenger in February 1835.
1 portrait in the collection
Francis Tuckfield
Biography
Francis Tuckfield (1808-1865), Wesleyan missionary, was eighteen years old when, having worked as a miner and a fisherman, he decided to become a preacher.
1 portrait in the collection
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Biography
Francis (Pat) Quinn (1914–2010), showman and hypnotist, was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.
2 portraits in the collection
Francis Lymburner
Biography
Francis Lymburner (1916-1972) was a Queensland-born artist who was educated at Brisbane Grammar and took art classes at Brisbane Technical College.
2 portraits in the collection
Francis Reiss
Biography
Francis Reiss (1917-2017), portrait photographer and photojournalist, was born in Hamburg and educated in Germany, England and the USA before joining London's Picture Post as a staff photographer.
15 portraits in the collection
Francis Nixon
Biography
Francis Russell Nixon (1803-1879) photographer, artist and Anglican clergyman, arrived in Hobart in 1843 to take up the role of Bishop of Tasmania.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir Francis Beaurepaire
Biography
Sir Francis Beaurepaire (1891-1956), Olympic swimmer, businessman and civic leader, won his first Victorian swimming titles in 1906, following up with three national titles in 1908.
2 portraits in the collection
Shirley
Francis Cloake
Image
Amanda
Francis Cloake
Image
Surfer Rusty Miller
Francis Cloake
Image
Francis Houssemayne du Boulay
Biography
Francis Houssemayne du Boulay (1837-1914) was a scientist and natural history artist, best known for sending beetles from Western Australia to England.
1 portrait in the collection
Francis Lymburner, c. 1946
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003
Patrick Francis Moran
Biography
Patrick Francis Moran (1830-1911), orphaned at 11, was sent from his native Ireland to Rome, where a relative was rector of the Irish College.
2 portraits in the collection