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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.
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.
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.
Portrait of an older lady
A black and white studio portrait photograph of a woman sitting in an ornate chair.
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.
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 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.
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.
Captain Hahn
Portrait of Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn painted by Hugo Carstensen. Framed in black moulded oval wooden frame.
Photographic portrait of Samuel Bell Labatt and John Bagot Labatt
Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, of the brothers Samuel Bell Labatt and John Bagot Labatt as young boys.
Portrait of John C. Bray
Portrait of John C. Bray, signed and dated by the artist, and carrying a handwritten inscription 'Yours Truly J. C. Bray'.
G.W. Chinner
Self-portrait in watercolour by George Williams Chinner, painted in 1845. Signed 'GC 1845' in pencil at bottom right corner. This may have been painted during the voyage of the 'Templar' to South Australia.
William Wills
Drawing of William (Bill) Wills by artist Ivor Hele. This was a preparatory sketch for an oil painting portrait, done at Aldinga, South Australia. Sepia conte drawing on paper, with charcoal highlights. Signed 'Ivor Hele / 69' in charcoal on lower right.
Sir Henry Simpson Newland
Photograph of an oil portrait of Sir Simpson Newland by artist Ivor Hele. This image complements the preparatory sketch done by Hele (see B 70786).
Dr M.E. Chinner
Photograph of an oil portrait of Dr M.E. Chinner by artist Ivor Hele. This image complements the preparatory sketch done by Hele (see B 70787).
Sir Condor Laucke
Photograph of an oil portrait of Sir Condor Laucke by artist Ivor Hele. This image complements the preparatory sketch done by Hele (see B 70788A).
Sir Norman Giles
Photograph of an oil portrait of Sir Norman Giles by artist Ivor Hele. This image complements the preparatory sketch done by Hele (see B 70791).