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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Solomon Studios

Biography

Saul Solomon (1836–1929) had a studio in Main Road, Ballarat from 1857 to 1862, and worked in partnership with William Bardwell at 29 Sturt Street, Ballarat until 1874.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor of South Australia
Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor of South Australia
Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor of South Australia
Solomon Studios

Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor of South Australia, 1881

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Portrait of Mary MacKillop c 1873

The Saint and the merchant

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010

Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.

Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Bardwell's Royal Studio

Sir George Ferguson Bowen, c. 1873

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Bardwell's Royal Studio

Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF, c. 1872

Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Ina Gregory
Ina Gregory
Ina Gregory
E. Phillips Fox

Ina Gregory, c. 1895

Portrait, conté crayon and charcoal on paper

Purchased 2012

Norman C Deck
Norman C Deck
Norman C Deck
Harold Cazneaux

Norman C Deck, c. 1905

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley
The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley
The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley
Henry Samuel Sadd

The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley, c. 1887

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009

Bruny d'Entrecasteaux
Bruny d'Entrecasteaux
Bruny d'Entrecasteaux
Antoine Maurin

Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, 1837

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

Mr and Mrs Case
Mr and Mrs Case
Mr and Mrs Case
Alexander Fox and Co

Mr and Mrs Case, 1864

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

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E. Phillips Fox

Biography

Between 1887 and 1892 Emanuel Phillips Fox studied and painted in France and England.

1 portrait in the collection

The Honorable Sir Frederick Darley

Hon. Sir Frederick Darley

Biography

Sir Frederick Darley GCMG (1830-1910), chief justice and lieutenant governor, came to New South Wales as an adult and was admitted to the Bar in 1862; in 1868 he was nominated to the Legislative Council.

1 portrait in the collection

Ina Gregory

Ina Gregory

Biography

Georgina ‘Ina’ Gregory (1874-1964) grew up with her sister Ada at Rosedale, her family home in East St Kilda.

1 portrait in the collection

Norman C Deck

Norman C. Deck

Biography

Norman C Deck (1882-1980), photographer and dentist, joined the Photographic Society of New South Wales at the age of about fourteen, becoming its youngest-ever member.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait

William H. Bardwell

Biography

William H. Bardwell, photographer, worked at various premises in Ballarat from 1858 until 1895.

1 portrait in the collection

by Sean Davey Royal Solomon Islands Police Force recruits, Maranatha Hall, Honiara

The art of peace

Magazine article by Sven Knudsen, 2018

Sean Davey captures the portrait of a nation renewed.

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