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Harriet Swan
Biography
Harriet and Julia Swan were daughters of the successful Hobart merchant John Swan (1796–1858), who emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land in 1823 with his wife and first four daughters.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Harriet Swan, c. 1842
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC 2013
Harriet Schwarzrock
spaces between movement and stillness
General content
Harriet Schwarzrock’s new work explores notions of emotional processes and their physical manifestations.
Harriet, blind, 2010
by Charles McKean
Image
Harriet Schwarzrock
spaces between movement and stillness
Previous exhibition, 2021
Harriet Schwarzrock’s new work explores notions of emotional processes and their physical manifestations.
Harriet Schwarzrock: spaces between movement and stillness
10 February 2021
Archived media releases 2021
To celebrate the new exhibition Australian Love Stories, renowned Australian glass artist Harriet Schwarzrock has been commissioned to make a large-scale installation reflecting on the role the heart plays as our emotional centre.
Portrait of Julia Swan, c. 1842
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC 2013
Julia Swan
Biography
Harriet and Julia Swan were daughters of the successful Hobart merchant John Swan (1796–1858), who emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land in 1823 with his wife and first four daughters.
1 portrait in the collection
Professor Paul Korner, 2011
Andrew Sullivan
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ann Korner, Nicholas Korner, Anthony Korner and Harriet Bingham 2015
New Gold
Saville Coble
Image
George Selth Coppin, c. 1863
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Clara Crosbie, c. 1885
Arthur William Burman
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Gift of John McPhee 2018
Australian Love Stories
4 January 2021
Archived media releases 2021
A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Moving pictures
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008
The exhibition California Video at the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles demonstrated how video artists expand the boundaries of portraiture.
Anna F. Walker
Biography
Anna Frances Walker (1830–1913), botanical artist and collector, was one of the thirteen children of Thomas Walker, a high-ranking colonial public servant, and his wife Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of merchant and landowner John Blaxland.
1 portrait in the collection
The Multifarious Career of George Selth Coppin
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2004
George Selth Coppin (1819-1906) comedian, impresario and entrepreneur, was a driving force of the early Australian theatre.