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Maurice Felton
Biography
Maurice Appleby Felton (1803-1842) arrived in Sydney with his wife and four children in late 1839 as surgeon to the immigrant ship the Royal Admiral.
3 portraits in the collection
John Richard Tindale, 1841
Maurice Felton
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Mary Tindale, 1841
Maurice Felton
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Miss Frances Samuel, 1840
Maurice Felton
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2011
Maurice O'Shea
Biography
Maurice O'Shea (1897-1956) is remembered as a key figure in the formation of the modern Australian wine industry.
1 portrait in the collection
Maurice Newman AC
Biography
Maurice Newman AC (b. 1938), a career stockbroker, was chairman of ASX from 1994 to 2008, during which period the Australian Securities Exchange was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange (in 2006).
1 portrait in the collection
Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC
Biography
Maurice Ashkanasy (1901-1971) was a barrister and Jewish community leader whose family came to Australia from London when he was 9 years old.
1 portrait in the collection
Maurice Newman, 1997
Hui Hai Xie
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Australian Securities Exchange 2012
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Maurice O'Shea, 1951 (printed 2003)
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2005
Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC, 1963
Karl Duldig
Portrait, cast bronze
Gift of Dr Vivianne de Vahl Davis and Professor Neal Ashkanasy 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Alexander Maurice Ramsay, 1978
Robert Hannaford AM
Portrait, oil on composition board
Gift of Janet, Andrew, Kathryn and Eleanor Ramsay, daughters and son of Alexander Maurice Ramsay and Amy Jane Ramsay 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Barry Gibb
Biography
Barry Gibb (b. 1946) and twins Robin (b. 1949) and Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), were the brothers comprising the band The Bee Gees.
1 portrait in the collection
The Bee Gees, Kings Cross, 1970-1971
Rennie Ellis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2021
François Bonneville
Biography
François Bonneville was one of the leading French engravers of the period of the Revolution, selling his works at the Imprimérie du Cercle Social on the Rue du Théâtre-Francais until 1797, and then, until 1814, at successive premises on the Rue Saint Jacques.
2 portraits in the collection
More cash than dash
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2011
Joanna Gilmour describes how colonial portraitists found the perfect market among social status seeking Sydneysiders.
The Bee Gees
Biography
Known as the 'Kings of Disco', The Bee Gees have sold over 120 million records worldwide and are among the highest-selling musical artists in history.
1 portrait in the collection