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Clem Hill
Biography
Clem Hill (1877–1945) was one of sixteen children and born into a notable Adelaide sporting family.
1 portrait in the collection
Alfred Hill CMG OBE
Biography
Alfred Hill CMG OBE (1869-1960) was a composer, conductor and violinist.
2 portraits in the collection
Sarah Tuckfield
Biography
Sarah Tuckfield neé Gilbart (c. 1808–1854), was the daughter of a Cornish farmer.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Sarah Engledow
Biography
Dr Sarah Engledow was appointed Historian at the National Portrait Gallery in 1999.
Sarah Bernhardt
Biography
Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) was acclaimed as the greatest actor of her generation and had roles created for her by some of the finest writers of her age.
2 portraits in the collection
Sarah Fairfax
Biography
Sarah Reading (1808-1875) came to Sydney from England in 1838 with her husband, John Fairfax (1805-1877), who had left school at the age of twelve and been apprenticed to a printer and bookseller.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah Rhodes
Biography
Sarah Rhodes (b. 1974) studied fine art and psychology and later majored in journalism and photography, gaining her arts degree and a master’s in publishing from the University of Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah-Jane Clarke AM
Biography
Sarah-Jane 'Sass' Clarke AM (b. 1974) and Heidi 'Bide' Middleton AM (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Martha Sarah Butler
Biography
Edward Paine Butler (1811-1849), lawyer, and his wife Martha Sarah Butler (née Asprey, 1811-1864), arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1835.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah Belchetz-Swenson
Biography
Sarah Belchetz-Swenson (1938-2021) was a painter and printmaker based in Massachusetts, USA.
1 portrait in the collection
Elizabeth Sarah Roberts
Biography
Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts (née Williamson, 1860–1928), artist, was born in Launceston, the daughter of Caleb Williamson, a successful merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth.
1 portrait in the collection
Elizabeth Sarah Ellen Carter
Biography
Elizabeth Sarah Ellen Carter (née Hill, 1845-1927) was one of the eight children born to Sydney cabinetmaker and undertaker John Hill jnr and his wife Elizabeth - the step-daughter of ex-convict boatman, John Cadman.
1 portrait in the collection
Pro Hart MBE
Biography
Pro Hart MBE (1928-2006) was born in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia in 1928.
2 portraits in the collection
Elizabeth Rouse
Biography
Elizabeth Rouse (née Adams, 1772–1849), colonial spouse, arrived in New South Wales as a free settler in 1801 with her husband, Richard Rouse (1774–1852) and their first two children, one of whom had been born on the voyage out.
1 portrait in the collection
Heidi Middleton
Biography
Heidi 'Bide' Middleton AM (b. 1971) and Sarah-Jane 'Sass' Clarke AM (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Jean Bellette
Biography
Jean Bellette (1908-1991), painter, studied in her native Hobart before moving to Sydney to train with Julian Ashton.
1 portrait in the collection