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The Jester (Self Portrait) by Lionel Lindsay
'Comedy of Life'
Portrait story
A visual exploration of themes depicted in 'The Jester' by Lionel Lindsay.
Lionel Lindsay
Biography
Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), graphic artist, was the brother of Norman, Percy, Daryl and Ruby Lindsay and shared with his siblings an early obsession with drawing and printmaking.
5 portraits in the collection
Lionel Lindsay, 1928
C.H.
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
The Jester (self portrait), 1923
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, wood engraving on paper
Gift of Sir Richard Kingsland AO CBE DFC 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Ruby, Norman, Pearl, Percy, Reg, Bill Dyson and Mary in Creswick garden, c. 1899
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Henry Lawson, c. 1919
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, pencil, charcoal, pen and ink on paper
Purchased 2010
Bloodlines
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2004
Michelle Fracaro describes Lionel Lindsay's woodcut The Jester (self-portrait).
Henry Lawson, 1919
Lionel Lindsay
Portrait, etching on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2011
John Buckley Castieu, Lionel Lindsay and Norman Lindsay, c. 1897
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Melodrama..., c. 1900
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Norman, Kodak, Rose, J.F Archibald, model and John Barr, c. 1913
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Ruby Linsday, Will Dyson, Norman Lindsay, c. 1910
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Norman and Jack, c. 1903
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Society of Artists Selection Committee, 1907
Henry King
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
Lionel Murphy QC
Biography
Lionel Murphy QC (1922-1986), High Court judge and Labor politician, grew up in Sydney, studied science and law at Sydney University, was admitted to the Bar in 1947, and became a QC in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel E. Rose MBE
Biography
Lionel Rose MBE (1948–2011), boxer, was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world sporting title.
1 portrait in the collection