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Rev. Daniel J. Draper
Biography
The Reverend Daniel J Draper (1810-1866), Wesleyan Methodist minister, began his career as a carpenter, apprenticed to his father.
1 portrait in the collection
Daniel Byrne
Biography
Daniel Byrne (life dates unknown) was a painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1840 and 1880.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Daniel Cooper
Biography
Sir Daniel Cooper (1821-1902), merchant and philanthropist, came to Australia in 1843 and opened a business, Cooper Bros, which was later reputed to be 'the most extensive mercantile house in the Australian colonies'.
2 portraits in the collection
Daniel Orme
Biography
Daniel Orme (c. 1766-1837) engraver, was born in Manchester and trained at the Royal Academy schools.
1 portrait in the collection
Daniel Solander
Biography
Daniel Solander (1733-1782), naturalist, was a student of Carl Linnaeus, the Swede who devised and systemised the classification of plants and animals used today.
3 portraits in the collection
Archbishop Daniel Mannix
Biography
Archbishop Daniel Mannix (1864-1963) was Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne from 1917 to 1963.
1 portrait in the collection
John Frost
Biography
John Frost (1784-1877), political convict, became a radical agitator while working as a draper and tailor in his native Newport, Monmouthshire.
1 portrait in the collection
Johann Reinhold Forster
Biography
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), German/Scottish naturalist and writer, began his career as a pastor near Danzig.
1 portrait in the collection
Thomas Heathfield Carrick
Biography
Thomas Heathfield Carrick, miniature painter, grew up in Carlisle, where he trained and traded as a chemist, painting miniatures in his spare time.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Stella Cornelius AO OBE
Biography
Stella Cornelius AO OBE (1919–2010), businesswoman and peace activist, was born to Jewish parents in Sydney and grew up moving around New South Wales as her father, a draper and tailor, found work during the Depression.
1 portrait in the collection
B A Santamaria
Biography
Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria (1915-1998) was an influential Catholic public intellectual, journalist and strategist.
1 portrait in the collection
Kim Spooner
Biography
Kim Spooner (b. 1955), artist, studied at the University of Sydney and the Julian Ashton School, from which she gained a travel scholarship.
2 portraits in the collection
Nigel Boonham
Biography
Nigel Boonham is a British sculptor. He studied under John Ravera from 1973-1977 and later worked in the studio of sculptor Oscar Nemon.
1 portrait in the collection
Lawrence Daws
Biography
When John Webber R.A. (c. 1752-1793), the son of a Swiss sculptor, living in London, submitted his work to the Royal Academy Schools, one of the first to admire his paintings was Dr Daniel Solander, the Swedish naturalist who had accompanied Cook and Banks on the first voyage.
1 portrait in the collection
John Webber
Biography
When John Webber R.A. (c. 1752-1793), the son of a Swiss sculptor, living in London, submitted his work to the Royal Academy Schools, one of the first to admire his paintings was Dr Daniel Solander, the Swedish naturalist who had accompanied Cook and Banks on the first voyage.
5 portraits in the collection
Bruce Spence
Biography
Bruce Spence (b. 1945), actor, made his film debut in the title role of Tim Burstall's Stork (1971), its title relating neatly, if coincidentally, to his 2.01m frame.
1 portrait in the collection