Adelaide Eliza Ironside b. 17 November 1831

Also known as Adelaide Eliza Scott Ironside, Adelaide Ironside
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
'Little Miss Ironside' was a painter of religious themes on the grand scale. Her work, while unenthusiastically received in Australia, nevertheless earned her an audience with Pope Pius IX and the admiration of both John Ruskin and the Prince of Wales.
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exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
(special memorial exhibition)
Date
December 1870 - February 1871
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1870
Place
Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Dublin Exhibition
Date
1865
Place
Dublin, Ireland
Description
Type
Exhibition
London International Exhibition
Date
1862
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Exhibition
Date
February 1861
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Paris Universal Exhibition
Date
1855
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Museum Exhibition in preparation for the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition
Date
1854
Place
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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