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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Citations

  • (1998), 'Acquisitions list’, Sydney, NSW : Hordern House, (included Ironside’s charcoal portraits of a man and a woman, 18 55, the former possibly an ideal self portrait, $8,500).

  • Teale, Ruth (1978), 'Colonial Eve: Sources on Women in Australia 1788-1914’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Ambrus, C. (1984), 'The Ladies’ Picture Show’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Baker, D.W.A. (1985), 'Days of Wrath: A Life of John Dunmore Lang’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Clarke, P. (1988), 'Pen Portraits’, North Sydney, NSW.

  • Dixson, W. (1921), 'Notes on Australian artists’, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 7, no. 4.

  • Martin, E.A. (1884), 'The Life and Speeches of Daniel Henry Deniehy’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW : Angus and Robertson, 2 volumes, (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • Pearl, C. (1972), 'Brilliant Dan Deniehy: A Forgotten Genius’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Poulton, J. (1987), 'Adelaide Ironside: The Pilgrim of Art’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Preston, M. (1938), 'Some pioneer women artists’, Sydney, NSW : in F. Eldershaw (ed.), The Peaceful Army.

  • Sharp, W. (1892), 'The Life and Letters of Joseph Severn’, London, England, UK.

  • (1987), 'Adelaide Ironside and the Wentworths’, Sydney, NSW : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales : Newsletter (not dated), September.

  • (1867), London, England, UK : Athenaeum, 05-11.

  • (1860), Launceston Examiner, 05-03.

  • (1865), Queensland Daily Guardian, 05-25.

  • (1873), Brisbane, QLD : Telegraph, 05-12.

  • (1871), Sydney, NSW : Town and Country Journal, 01-14.

  • Ironside, A., 'Papers and sketches (1863-1921)’, Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (uncat. manuscript).

  • 'J. D. Lang Papers’, Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (manuscript), Volume 9.

  • Teale, Ruth (1972), 'Ironside, Adelaide Eliza (1831 – 1867)’, Melbourne, VIC : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, p. 461.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

  • Information sourced from McKay, J.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • Information sourced from Chapman, W.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, C.

  • Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940’, Collingwood (VIC).

  • Seivel, Isobel (1976), 'Adelaide Ironside’, Sydney, NSW : University of Sydney Fine Arts IV Essay.

See also

  • 'Ideal Self Portrait 1855, pencil, wash and crayon on grey paper (Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW)'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • Adelaide Eliza Scott Ironside
  • Adelaide Ironside
  • Adelaide Eliza Scott Ironside
  • Adelaide Ironside
Related people
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Scott, Maria Jane (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Wilson, James Armstrong (associate of)
  • Eastlake, Charles (associate of)
  • Ironside, Martha Rebecca (child of)
  • Lang, John Dunmore (associate of)
  • Goethe, Matthias (associate of)
  • Scott, D. C. F. (associate of)
  • Ironside, James (child of)
  • Severn, Joseph (associate of)
  • Wales, Prince Of (associate of)
  • Overbeck, Friedrich (associate of)
  • Clark, James (associate of)
  • Ix, Pope Pius (associate of)
  • Perugino, (associate of)
  • Stirling, William (associate of)
  • Wentworth, Louisa (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Scott, Maria Jane (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Wilson, James Armstrong (associate of)
  • Eastlake, Charles (associate of)
  • Ironside, Martha Rebecca (child of)
  • Lang, John Dunmore (associate of)
  • Goethe, Matthias (associate of)
  • Scott, D. C. F. (associate of)
  • Ironside, James (child of)
  • Severn, Joseph (associate of)
  • Wales, Prince Of (associate of)
  • Overbeck, Friedrich (associate of)
  • Clark, James (associate of)
  • Ix, Pope Pius (associate of)
  • Perugino, (associate of)
  • Stirling, William (associate of)
  • Wentworth, Louisa (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Accademia dei Quiriti, Rome, Italy (associate of)
  • Accademia dei Quiriti, Rome, Italy (associate of)
Related works
  • Norma (creator of)
  • Monk's Head (creator of)
  • The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles (creator of)
  • The Marriage at Cana in Galilee (creator of)
  • Ideal Sketch (creator of)
  • St Catherine of Alexandria as Patroness of Philosophy (creator of)
  • The Pilgrim of Art, Crowned by the Genius of Art (creator of)
  • (banner for the Australian Volunteer Artillery) (creator of)
  • The Ten Virgins (creator of)
  • The Madonna and Child (creator of)
  • Norma (creator of)
  • Monk's Head (creator of)
  • The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles (creator of)
  • The Marriage at Cana in Galilee (creator of)
  • Ideal Sketch (creator of)
  • St Catherine of Alexandria as Patroness of Philosophy (creator of)
  • The Pilgrim of Art, Crowned by the Genius of Art (creator of)
  • (banner for the Australian Volunteer Artillery) (creator of)
  • The Ten Virgins (creator of)
  • The Madonna and Child (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • St Ignatius College, Riverview, NSW (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • St Ignatius College, Riverview, NSW (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
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)
  • 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)
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