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Edward John Eyre
Biography
Edward John Eyre (1815-1901), explorer and administrator, emigrated to New South Wales from England when he was 17.
3 portraits in the collection
Hearts of Darkness
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2006
The National Portrait Gallery's acquisition of the portrait of Edward John Eyre by pioneering English photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
Edward John Eyre, 1867
Julia Margaret Cameron
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on paper
Presented by Sir Roy Strong and the late Dr Julia Trevelyan Oman in memory of their friendship with Gordon Darling and Marilyn Darling 2006
Edward John Eyre, 1865
Ferdinand Jean Joubert
Portrait, etching on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Edward John Eyre, Late Governor of Jamaica, 1867
John Brown after H Hering
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Karen McLeod Adair and Anthony Adair 2003
Lady Jessie Eyre Williams
Biography
Jessie, Lady Eyre Williams (neé Gibbon, 1815-1903), colonial spouse, was the daughter of an Aberdeenshire clergyman.
1 portrait in the collection
Chance encounter
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and times of one of Melbourne's early socialites, Jessie Eyre Williams.
Portrait of Lady Eyre Williams (Jessie Gibbon), 1833
Claude-Marie Dubufe
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2009
Hon. Edward Cohen
Biography
Edward Aaron Cohen (1822–1877), merchant, politician and community leader, came to Australia with his mother and nine siblings in 1833, his father, Henry, having been transported to New South Wales that year.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Edward E. Williams
Biography
Sir Edward Eyre Williams (1813–1880), judge and barrister, arrived in Port Phillip in 1842 having been admitted to the Bar in London nine years earlier.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Edward Knox
Biography
Sir Edward Knox (1819-1901), businessman and banker, grew up in Denmark and as teenager joined his uncle's London mercantile firm as a clerk.
1 portrait in the collection
Edward Richards
Biography
Edward Richards, photographer, has lived and worked in Canberra for most of his life.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Edward MacMahon CBE
Biography
Edward MacMahon CBE (1904–1987), surgeon, studied medicine at the University of Sydney and completed his residency at the Sydney Hospital.
1 portrait in the collection
Rev. Edward Puckle
Biography
The Reverend Edward Puckle (c. 1800-1898), Anglican clergyman, took holy orders in Exeter and officiated in Cornwall before sailing on the Randolph to Canterbury, NZ in 1850.
1 portrait in the collection
Edward Riou
Biography
Edward Riou (1762-1801), naval officer, began his career with the Royal Navy at the age of twelve.
2 portraits in the collection
Edward Trickett
Biography
Edward 'Ned' Trickett (1851- 916), sculler and hotelier, was the best sculler in New South Wales by 1875.
1 portrait in the collection