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).

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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