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Profile of a marriage
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
Dr Sarah Engledow explores the lives of Sir George Grey and his wife Eliza, the subjects of a pair of wax medallions in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
Biography
Eliza Lucy Spencer (c. 1819-1898) was the daughter of the Government Resident at Albany, who was succeeded by George Grey.
1 portrait in the collection
Mrs Grey, c. 1845
Theresa Walker
Portrait, cast wax
Purchased 1999
Duty bound
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of colonial women Lady Ellen Stirling, Eliza Darling, Lady Eliza Arthur, Elizabeth Macquarie and Lady Jane Franklin.
Sir George Grey
Biography
Sir George Grey (1812-1898), originally an explorer of the West Australian coast, became Governor of the near- bankrupt colony of South Australia in 1840.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir George Grey, c. 1845
Theresa Walker
Portrait, cast wax
Purchased 1999
Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, 1861
William-Wolfe Alais
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
Nothing black and white about the Greys
It's Complicated
Marriage: a prolonged disaster
Portrait in grey
Grace Crowley
Image
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William and Martha Mary Robertson and their children [William St Leonards, Eliza, John, William St Leonards on a horse, Beatrice and Ida], 1860s-1870s
Various
Portrait, eight carte de visites, hand coloured, contained in a red leather presentation case
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS, 2016
Raelene Sharp
Portrait, oil on linen
Gift of the artist 2017
Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS
Biography
Suzanne Cory AC (b. 1942) is a molecular biologist whose research has contributed to the understanding of immunology and the development of cancer.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Hunter
Biography
Robert Hunter (1947-2014), painter, trained at Preston Technical College and RMIT from 1964 to 1967, and was deeply impressed by the work of American abstractionist Ad Reinhardt in Melbourne in 1967.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Carter, c. 1910
William Johnson
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on grey cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of FW Macpherson 2012
Robert Hunter, July 1978, 1978 (printed 2012)
Robert Rooney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu, 2021
James Tylor, Craig Tuffin, Dr Elisa deCourcy
Portrait, 1/4 plate daguerreotype in a leather case lined with Nantu Watpa Grey Kangaroo fur
Purchased 2022