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Double Portrait: Vida and Marie Breckenridge (study), 1999
Nancy Borlase AM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Marie Breckenridge 2004
James, 2009
by Nicole Marie
Image
Madame Marie Carandini
Biography
Marie Carandini (née Burgess, 1826–1894), aka 'Madame Carandini', was seven years old when her family arrived in Van Diemen's Land as assisted immigrants.
1 portrait in the collection
Claude-Marie Dubufe
Biography
Claude-Marie Dubufe, born in Paris, is said to have studied with Jacques-Louis David.
1 portrait in the collection
Marie Lohr, c. 1908
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Portrait of Lady Eyre Williams (Jessie Gibbon), 1833
Claude-Marie Dubufe
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2009
Madame Carandini, c. 1872
Charles Hewitt, A Marion Son and Co (Paris/London)
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Purchased 2022
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991
Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
Nancy Borlase AM
Biography
Nancy Borlase AM (1914–2006), painter and writer, was born in New Zealand, and had to be dug out of the wreckage when an earthquake struck Napier in late 1931.
4 portraits in the collection
Brave New World
Heidi Margocsy
Image
George A. Highland
Biography
George A Highland (1874-1954), theatrical producer, grew up in England, where, as a choirboy, he came to the attention of Arthur Sullivan.
1 portrait in the collection
Alana Landsberry
Biography
Alana Landsberry (b. 1982) is a Sydney-based professional photographer who specialises in portrait, lifestyle, beauty and fashion photography.
2 portraits in the collection
Hugh Hamilton
Biography
Hugh Hamilton (b. 1957) is a photographer and videographer who works between Sydney and Los Angeles.
1 portrait in the collection
Richard von Marientreu
Biography
Richard von Marientreu was born in Poland and attended military academies in Cracow and Vienna before leaving for Prague, where he studied at the Academy of Painting.
2 portraits in the collection
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Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
Dr Sarah Engledow delves into the life of union leader Pat Mackie who is depicted in a portrait by Nancy Borlase AM.