Adelaide Eliza Ironside b. 17 November 1831

Also known as Adelaide Eliza Scott Ironside, Adelaide Ironside
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Adelaide Ironside was was the first Australian artist to leave home to advance her career in Europe. Her mature work earned her an audience with Pope Pius IX and the admiration of both John Ruskin and the Prince of Wales. However after her early death in Rome she was not appreciated in her home country and it took many years for her work to enter public collections.
Tags: Australian in Europe, Religious art, Republican
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Accademia dei Quiriti, Rome, Italy
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Related events
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • (special memorial exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Dublin Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Museum Exhibition in preparation for the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • (special memorial exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Dublin Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Museum Exhibition in preparation for the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)