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Julian Rossi Ashton

Julian Ashton CBE

Julian Rossi Ashton CBE (1851-1942), art teacher, artist and critic, trained in art in London and at the Académie Julian in Paris before coming to Australia to work on the Illustrated Australian News in 1878.

4 portraits in the collection

Julian Rossi Ashton

Julian Rossi Ashton

Julian Rossi Ashton

Julian Rossi Ashton, 1933

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2012

Julian Ashton Life Class

Julian Ashton Life Class

Julian Ashton Life Class

Julian Ashton Life Class, 1920

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Julian Ashton

Julian Ashton

Julian Ashton

Julian Ashton, 1931

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Society of Artists Selection Committee

Society of Artists Selection Committee

Society of Artists Selection Committee

Society of Artists Selection Committee, 1907

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2008

Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

William Ashton

Sir William Ashton OBE

Sir William (Will) Ashton OBE (1881-1963) was the son of James Ashton, who founded Adelaide's Norwood Art School in 1885 and its Academy of Arts in 1895.

1 portrait in the collection

William Ashton

Will Ashton

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1960

William Ashton

William Ashton

William Ashton

William Ashton, c. 1940s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard King 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

William Baker Ashton, First Governor of Adelaide Gaol

William Baker Ashton

William Baker Ashton (1800-1854) was the first governor of Adelaide Gaol.

1 portrait in the collection

William Baker Ashton, First Governor of Adelaide Gaol

William Baker Ashton, First Governor of Adelaide Gaol

William Baker Ashton, First Governor of Adelaide Gaol

William Baker Ashton, First Governor of Adelaide Gaol, c. 1849

Henry H. Glover

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

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Julian Meagher

Julian Meagher was born in Sydney in 1978 and studied part time at the Julian Ashton Art School before undertaking a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery at the University of New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Julian Kingma

'I look for those little, quiet gestures in between'

Photographer Julian Kingma describes his style of quiet portraiture that captures the spaces in between big gestures.

The Surgeon (Dr Julian Smith)

Julian Smith

Julian Smith, surgeon and photographer, came to Australia with his family from England at the age of three.

2 portraits in the collection

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Julian Kingma

Julian Kingma (b. 1968), photographer, began his career in 1988 as a cadet for the Herald newspaper in Melbourne, and later worked for the Sunday Age as Head Features Photographer.

11 portraits in the collection

Julian Burnside AO KC

Julian Burnside AO KC

Julian Burnside AO (b. 1949), barrister, grew up in Melbourne, attending Melbourne Grammar and studying economics and law at Monash in the late 1960s.

1 portrait in the collection

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