Item 03: Portraits of the Webb family

PXD 648/1-12

item

approximately 1895-1918

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings

52964

1 album (17 photographs, 1 drawing) - pencil - 42 x 52 cm (album)

f.1 Sir Kenneth MacKenzie (4th Earl of Seaforth), eldest son of the attainted Kenneth MacKenzie (Lord Fortrose, 3rd Earl of Seaforth) and Col. - 72 Highlanders
f.2 John Mackenzie (Lord MacLoud), eldest son of George MacKenzie (3rd Earl of Cromartie) and Col. - 71 Highlanders
f.3 Mrs. A.K. MacKenzie Webb, grandmother of Mr. John Mackenzie Webb
f.4 Mr. A.K. MacKenzie Webb, grandfather of Mr. John Mackenzie Webb
f.5 Unidentified
f.6 John MacKenzie Webb and sister Lotte and younger brother
f.7 Unidentified
f.8 John MacKenzie Webb and sons, Douglas (in uniform) and Victor Radcliff (D.R.) Webb
f.9 Victor (known as Rob) and Douglas (standing)
f.10 Grandma and Grandpa, 1918
f.11 Sydney Grammar School
f.12 Douglas R. Webb (back row), 5th from right (the tallest)
f.13 Legal representatives of N.S.W.
f.14 Officers of the Legislative Assembly of N.S.W. 1880-1909 including F.W. Webb (centre) and J.M. Webb
f.15 Poster - First Legislative Assembly of N.S.Wales, Elected under new Electoral Act of 1880
f.16 Library staff portrait outside library
f.17 Delegates to the Federation Convention
f.17a Delegates to the Federation Convention - list of delegates

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Title devised by cataloguer: f.13, f.16.

Includes copy photographs of 2 stipple engravings from the late eighteenth century, copy photographs of 2 oil paintings ca. 1825 and a pencil drawing ca. 1835
The oil paintings of Alexander MacKenzie and Mary Ann MacKenzie, dating from ca.1826 (photographs at PXD 648/3 & 4), are possibly by Augustus Earle: cf. Christiana Brooks, National Gallery of Victoria, reproduced in Eve Buscombe, Artists in early Australia and their portraits, 1978 p.193 ML REF. Ref.1.759.9901/35A; cf. also Laurence Halloran ML REF ML 1057; Captain John Piper ZML 6; Mary Ann Piper ZML 672, Robert Townson ZML 241, John Mackaness ZML 710

Most photoprints are annotated.