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Self portrait by Mabel Grigg
A self portrait by Mabel (or May) Grigg, artist and printmaker. Signed by the artist ["May Grigg"], bottom right corner.
Portrait miniatures
Comprises miniatures of Richard Burton and his wife Louisa, parents of Richard Francis Burton, together with miniature of Richard Francis Burton as a young man.
Sir Henry Simpson Newland
Drawing of Sir Simpson Newland by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. (See B 70786A for a photograph of the finished portrait.) Pencil drawing on paper with charcoal and white conte highlights, stamped on the lower right 'Ivor Hele'. [The stamp was applied by Ivor Hele's heir as a way of authenticating the unsigned sketch.]
Dr M.E. Chinner
Drawing of Dr M.E. Chinner by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. (See B 70787A for a photograph of the finished portrait.) Sepia conte drawing with charcoal highlights on wove paper, stamped on the lower right 'Ivor Hele'. [The stamp was applied by Ivor Hele's heir as a way of authenticating the unsigned sketch.]
Sir Condor Laucke
Drawing of Sir Condor Louis Lauke by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. (See B 70788A for a photograph of the finished portrait.) Charcoal drawing with white conte highlights on wove paper, stamped on the lower right 'Ivor Hele'. [The stamp was applied by Ivor Hele's heir as a way of authenticating the unsigned sketch.]
Marjorie Scales
Drawing of Wilderness School headmistress, Marjorie Scales, by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. (See B 70792A for a photograph of the finished portrait.) Charcoal drawing with white conte highlights on wove paper, stamped on the lower right 'Ivor Hele'. [The stamp was applied by Ivor Hele's heir as a way of authenticating the unsigned sketch.]
Sir Norman Giles
Drawing by artist Ivor Hele of Sir Norman Giles, Chairman of Elder Smith Goldborough Mort. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. [See B 70791A for a photograph of the finished portrait.] Charcoal drawing on wove paper with white conte highlights. Signed 'Ivor Hele' in charcoal on lower right.
Photographic portraits of eminent South Australian women
Photographic negatives of pole vaulter Emma George; politician Natasha Stott Despoja with her mother, journalist Shirley Stott Despoja; former Prime Minister Julia Gillard; equestrian Wendy Schaeffer; writer and television chef Dorinda Hafner; and politician Amanda Vanstone.
Portrait of Charles Birks
[General description] Upper body portrait of Charles Birks, draper, in three quarter view. He wears his hair short and a has a trimmed beard. He was the founder of Charles Birks' department store in Rundle Street.
Portrait of an older lady
A black and white studio portrait photograph of a woman sitting in an ornate chair.
Self portrait by John Chinner
A limited edition lithograph (7/30) of a self portrait of John Henry Chinner in profile. On the mount is 'Mr. J.H. Chinner / Hon. Treasurer / 1903-1910 / 1928-1933' (with no indication of which organisation he was working for). NOTE: original has been damaged with a line across the face.
Portraits of the Isbister family
Four ambrotype portraits and one daguerreotype portrait, gilt-framed in velvet-lined cases, of people believed to be ancestors or family of William James Isbister (1866-1950). None have been identified. See below for details.
Studio portraits of the Haycraft family
Six studio portraits, including one of Caroline Haycraft taken August 1897, and another labelled M.M. Haycraft.
Charles Flaxman
Portrait of an early South Australian settler, Charles Flaxman. The oil painting is mounted in an ornate guilded frame, and is a pair with a portrait of his wife, Jane Flaxman (B 76988).
Jane Flaxman
Portrait of an early South Australian settler, Jane Flaxman (nee Bell). The oil painting is mounted in an ornate guilded frame, and is a pair with a portrait of her husband Charles Flaxman (B 76987).
Portrait of John Chinner
Portrait in oils of John Chinner, seated in an armchair, by J. Cheney, painted in England in 1840. Signed and dated in red near middle bottom third of painting.
Portrait of a World War One soldier and family
Half-plate glass negative of a portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier wearing World War One military uniform seated with a woman and two young boys, thought to be his wife and two sons. The woman is wearing a long embroidered coat and a broad-brimmed hat with floral decorations. The boys are wearing jackets with pocket watches in the top pockets, shorts with knee-high socks, and top hats. The background shows the columns of a building and surrounding gardens.
Family portrait with soldier
Half-plate glass negative of an unidentified Australian soldier in World War One uniform, standing with five other men, all wearing formal suits presumably a family portrait of the soldier with his four brothers and their father.
Portrait of William Burford
A portrait in oil by F.R. Burford. By comparison with a known work by the same artist in 1893, the portrait appears to be of the artist's father, William Burford (1845-1925).
Album of portraits of the Lovelock, Meyer and other families
Album containing portraits of Meyer and Lovelock family members. Kelly, Genery, Herbert, Polhill, Sanders, Clayton, Ramsay, Gerrard and other families are included. Some families appear to be from the Yankalilla area. It is not known who compiled the album. To view images, take the Browse Album link. The album provides examples of carte-de visite and cabinet portraiture of many Adelaide photographers of the 1870s to 1890s, as well as good examples of the clothing and dress fashion of the day. The photographers are noted in brackets after the caption, where they are known. Photograph 26 shows a person in military uniform with a distinctive pill box cap, possibly the uniform of the Mounted Volunteer Corps of the Volunteer Militia. The album has a hand sewn cream suede cover, with rudimentary embroidery done in an acorn and leaf pattern. Additional research was carried out by Anthony Laube, who believes the album probably belonged to Mrs Lovelock. His additional information is shown in square brackets.
Captain Hahn
Portrait of Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn painted by Hugo Carstensen. Framed in black moulded oval wooden frame.
Sketchbook of portraits and elephants
Sketchbook containing portrait drawings of men, women and children, and elephants. Drawn mostly while in Mount Gambier.
Portrait exercise sketches
Portrait sketch exercises on both sides of one sheet.
Mr Hallett
Drawing of Mr Hallett by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. (See B 70789A for a photograph of the finished portrait.) Charcoal drawing on paper, with details defined in pencil and with white conte highlights. Signed 'Ivor Hele' in pencil on lower right.
Studio portrait of an elderly woman
PORTRAIT: A studio portrait of an elderly woman believed to belong to the Folland Family.
Portrait of Mary Burford
Portrait of early colonist Mary Burford woman wearing a lace trimmed black dress and holding a feathered wooden fan; an oil painting, unframed, signature 'Carl Friström' and date 1894 in bottom left corner. According to a family researcher, the woman is Mary Burford (nee Richardson), born 1845 and died 1921. She was the wife of William Burford (see portrait B 56297) and mother of the artist Frederick Rumsey Burford.
Portrait photographs taken of Harold Cazneaux
Portrait photographs taken of famous photographer Harold Cazneaux at various stages of his adult life. See 'contents' for details of items.
Self-portrait by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
Coloured reproduction of 'Portrait of the artist' by French portrait painter Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun held in the National Gallery, London.
Portrait of Theodore Ernest Day, J.P.
Portrait of Theodore Ernest Day, J.P., Surveyor General of South Australia from 1921 to 1930.
Portrait of George Woodroffe Goyder C.M.G.
Portrait of George Woodroffe Goyder C.M.G., Surveyor General of South Australia from 1861 to 1894.