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William Macleod
Biography
William Macleod, artist and magazine proprietor, attended the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts as a young teenager and saw his first illustration published in 1866.
4 portraits in the collection
Emily Fairfax, 1870
William Macleod
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Alfred Stephen, 1885
William Macleod after Newman
Portrait, tinted lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Patrick Moran, Bishop of Sydney, c. 1886
H B Hall's Sons, Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co after William Macleod
Portrait, steel engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
William Macleay, 1885
William Macleod after Freeman Brothers
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014
Andree Johnston-Bell, c. 1945
Walter Langhammer
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jocelyne MacLeod 2008
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Jude Rae
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Jude Rae
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Jude Rae
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
The Aboriginal community of Lake Tyers, Gippsland, c. 1890
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on paper on card
Purchased 2010
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Jude Rae
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
The alchemist’s profile
Magazine article by John Zubrzycki, 2017
John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board