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Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa, c. 1847
an unknown artist, Thomas Wharton
Portrait, daguerreotype in a pinchbeck case
Purchased 2001
Tiny Trace of a Colonial Giant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2004
At just 7.8 x 6.2 cm, the daguerreotype of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa is one of the smallest works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
Biography
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (1816-1878) was a merchant, shipbuilder, wool broker and pioneer of the technique of freezing meat for export.
1 portrait in the collection
Theresa and James Laidley Mort, 1844
William Nicholas
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper
Gift of the Mort family 2009
Theresa Mort
Biography
Theresa Shepheard Mort (née Laidley, 1820-1869), colonial spouse, was one of eight children of civil servant James Laidley and his wife Eliza Jane (née Shepheard).
2 portraits in the collection
Mr David Mort
Biography
States of significance: NSW.
Elegance in exile
Portrait drawings from colonial Australia
Previous exhibition, 2012
Elegance in exile is an exhibition surveying the work of Richard Read senior, Thomas Bock, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright and Charles Rodius: four artists who, though exiled to Australia as convicts, created many of the most significant and elegant portraits of the colonial period.
The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878), 1878
an unknown artist, The Australasian Sketcher
Portrait, wood engraving on paper
Purchased 2003
David M Thomas
Dream Job
Previous exhibition, 2011
Since 1993 Brisbane-based artist David M Thomas has investigated self identity through art works that encompass painting, text, audio, video and performance.
Andy Thomas
'When I grow up I want to be an astronaut'
Portrait story
An interview with Australian astronaut, Dr. Andy Thomas, who describes the experience of space travel.
Thomas Atkinson
Biography
Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817-c. 1890) is described in the Benezit Dictionary of Artists as 'one of the shining representatives of English engraving'.
1 portrait in the collection
Avril Thomas
Biography
Avril Thomas (b. 1956), artist, was born in Malaysia and went to boarding school in Scotland and Australia.
2 portraits in the collection
Rover Thomas
Biography
Rover Thomas (1926-1998), Kukatja-Wangkajunga artist, was born in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia and worked as a stockman and fencer before losing his employment upon the introduction of equal pay for indigenous workers in 1975.
1 portrait in the collection
Gubbo Thomas
Biography
Guboo Ted Thomas (1909–2002), land rights activist, was a tribal Elder of the Yuin nation and grew up on the Wallaga Lake Reserve near Narooma.
1 portrait in the collection
Andy Thomas AO
Biography
Andy Thomas AO (b. 1951) is an astronaut. Born and educated in Adelaide, an engineer by profession, he managed a number of aeronautical programs and patented several inventions before joining NASA in 1992.
1 portrait in the collection
Thomas Phillips
Biography
Thomas Phillips was born in Dudley, Warwickshire and initially trained as a glass painter before moving to London, aged 20, with a letter of introduction to the painter Benjamin West.
6 portraits in the collection