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Portrait of Margaret Coen, 1943
Mary Edwards
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Gift of Meg Stewart 2024
Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO
Biography
Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO (1930-2023) made a remarkable contribution to the cultural sector in Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Helen Edwards
Biography
Helen Edwards, a member of Portrait Artists Australia, has been a finalist in the Black Swan Prize four times, the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize in Bega once and has been selected for the Salon des Refusés of the Archibald twice.
1 portrait in the collection
Henry Edwards
Biography
Henry (Harry) Edwards (1827–1891), actor and entomologist, arrived in Melbourne in 1853 after a short-lived attempt at studying for a career in law.
1 portrait in the collection
Ross Edwards
Biography
Ross Edwards (b. 1943), composer, became determined upon a life of composition as a child.
1 portrait in the collection
Helen Edwards
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2013
Ross Edwards, 2013
Bridget Elliot
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2013, to mark the 70th birthday of composer Ross Edwards (23 December 2013)
McLean Edwards, 2006
by Gary Grealy
Image
Robert Edwards, 2009
John Elliott
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Art Exhibitions Australia 2009
Henry Edwards, c. 1874
Bradley and Rulofson
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
The Seekers reunite 50 years on, 2011
Helen Edwards
Portrait, synthetic polymer on linen
Gift of Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mary Windeyer
Biography
Mary Windeyer (née Bolton, 1837-1912), women's rights campaigner, was one of the nine children of Robert Thorley Bolton, a clergyman who emigrated to New South Wales in 1839.
3 portraits in the collection
Mary Rouse
Biography
Mary Hassall (nee Rouse), the eldest of Richard and Elizabeth's children, was born in England and made the sea journey to New South Wales as an infant.
2 portraits in the collection
Mary Ware
Biography
Jeremiah Ware (1792–1878) arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1822 with his wife, Mary (née Brooks, c.
1 portrait in the collection
Ann Mary Windeyer
Biography
Ann Mary Windeyer (née Rudd, c. 1783–1865) arrived in Sydney in 1828 with her husband Charles Windeyer (1780–1855) and nine of their ten children.
1 portrait in the collection
Queen Mary
Biography
George Frederick Ernest Albert, The Duke of Cornwall and York and later King George V (1865-1936), was the son of Edward VII, the man for whom the Edwardian era was named.
3 portraits in the collection