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William Hodges
Biography
William Hodges (1744-1797) trained from an early age at William Shipley's drawing school at Castle Court in the Strand, and was afterward apprenticed to a landscape painter.
3 portraits in the collection
Walter Langhammer
Biography
Walter Langhammer went to India before World War 2, fleeing the Nazis in Austria.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Henry Wylie Norman
Biography
Sir Henry Wylie Norman (1826–1904), governor and army officer, was born in London, the son of a merchant who conducted his business chiefly in India and the Caribbean.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir George Young
Biography
Sir George Young (1732–1810), naval officer, first went to sea at the age of fourteen and saw action in Europe and India before joining the East India Company’s marine in 1753.
1 portrait in the collection
Alexander Dalrymple
Biography
Alexander Dalrymple (1737-1808), hydrographer and writer, began work with the East India Company in Madras in 1752.
1 portrait in the collection
G.W. Lawrie
Biography
G.W. Lawrie (life dates unknown) was a Scottish-born photographer who ran a number of studios in India from the 1880s..
2 portraits in the collection
Cathryn Fitzpatrick
Biography
Cathryn Fitzpatrick (b. 1968) is considered the fastest bowler in women's cricket.
2 portraits in the collection
Ethel Anderson
Biography
Ethel Anderson (née Mason, 1883-1958), writer and artist, was an important figure in the Sydney modern art scene of the 1920s and 30s.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir Henry Brougham Loch
Biography
Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900), governor, served in the British military and was involved in campaigns in India and the Crimea and missions to China.
1 portrait in the collection
Henry John Rous
Biography
Henry John Rous (1795–1877), naval officer, racing enthusiast and politician, arrived in Sydney in February 1827 as the commander of the frigate HMS Rainbow.
1 portrait in the collection
Ian Fairweather
Biography
Ian Fairweather (1891-1974), painter, grew up in Scotland, where he trained as an army officer.
1 portrait in the collection
The Right Honourable William Pitt
Biography
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) was Tory prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801, and of United Kingdom from 1804 to 1806.
1 portrait in the collection
William Birdwood KCMG KCSI KCB DSO
Biography
William Birdwood KCMG KCSI KCB DSO, 1st Baron Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes (1865-1951) commanded the Australian Corps for much of the First World War.
1 portrait in the collection
Lieutenant John Watts
Biography
Lieutenant John Watts (1755-1801) joined the Navy in 1770 and embarked with James Cook in 1776 on the fatal voyage of the Resolution.
1 portrait in the collection
Caroline Chisholm
Biography
Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877), philanthropist and political agitator, spent almost two decades working to improve conditions for immigrants to Australia.
2 portraits in the collection
Steve Waugh
Biography
Steve Waugh (b. 1965) became captain of the Australian cricket team when Mark Taylor retired in early 1999.
1 portrait in the collection