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![Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]](/files/5/b/7/3/i16148-sl.jpg "Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]")
![Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]](/files/5/b/7/3/i16148-ths.jpg "Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]")
Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling], c. 1862
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dr Julie Dowling
Biography
Julie Dowling, an artist of Badimaya, Irish and Scottish Catholic heritage, was born in Subiaco, Western Australia and grew up in nearby urban and semi-rural areas.
2 portraits in the collection
Jack Thompson, 2013
Dr Julie Dowling
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and red ochre on canvas
Purchased 2015
Richard Walley, 2015
Dr Julie Dowling
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and red ochre on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Neil Archibald and Alan R. Dodge AM, Brandon and Angela Munro, Dr Walter Ong and Graeme Marshall 2015
William P. Dowling
Biography
William Paul Dowling (1824–1877) is thought to have studied art in his native Dublin before settling in London, where he worked as a draughtsman while trying to establish himself as a portraitist.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir James Dowling
Biography
Sir James Dowling (1787-1844), judge, worked as a parliamentary reporter before he was called to the Bar in London in May 1815.
1 portrait in the collection
Mary Ware, c. 1854
Robert Dowling
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014
Leura Dowling, c. 1861
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Adela Russell Walker, 1864
William P. Dowling
Portrait, albumen print photograph, carte de visite format on paper on card
Purchased 2022
Jeremiah Ware, c. 1854
Robert Dowling
Portrait, oil on board
Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014
![Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]](/files/a/0/3/f/i16150-sl.jpg "Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]")
![Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]](/files/a/0/3/f/i16150-ths.jpg "Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]")
Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling], c. 1859
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype, hand coloured
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Hon. Sir James Dowling, c. 1860
Henry Samuel Sadd
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Maria Jane Dowling, c. 1862
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Julie Edgar
Biography
Julie Edgar (b. 1951) is a Melbourne artist who studied at RMIT, Monash University and the University of Melbourne.
3 portraits in the collection
Blow Back, 2018
Julie Rrap
Portrait, pigment photographic prints on paper, hand ground glass
Gift of the artist 2024. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Julie Rrap
In Profile
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2024
Feminism, risktaking and the politics of looking: Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.