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Fanny Jane Marlay

Fanny Jane Marlay (1819–1848), was the second-eldest daughter of military officer, Edward Marlay (1792–1839).

1 portrait in the collection

Fanny Jane Marlay, c. 1841

Purchased 2013

Millicent Fanny Preston-Stanley Vaughan

Millicent Fanny Preston Stanley (1883–1955), politician and feminist, was born Millicent Stanley in Sydney in 1883, the daughter of a grocer named Augustine Stanley and his wife Frances (née Preston).

1 portrait in the collection

Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan, c. 1945

Gift of Judi Preston-Stanley 2013

All at sea

Tiny token, big love

John Lort Stokes

John Lort Stokes (1812–1885), explorer, naval officer and surveyor, joined the navy at age twelve and age thirteen was assigned to HMS Beagle as a midshipman.

1 portrait in the collection

Captain John Lort Stokes, c. 1841

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Frances (Fanny) Cato, 1933

Gift in memory of Frederick John Cato Kumm 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

William-Wolfe Alais

William Wolfe Alais engraved a number of plates for the journal The World of Fashion.

1 portrait in the collection

Frances Samuel

Frances Samuel (1818-c. 1898) was a member of one of early Sydney's most significant Jewish settler families.

1 portrait in the collection

Frances Saville, 1903

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Frances Alda, 1912

Purchased 2007

Frances Alda, 1918

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Roger Neill 2006

Bewitching

Roger Neill delves into the life of a lesser-known Australian diva, Frances Alda.

Frances Alda

Frances Alda (1879–1952) was one of the world's greatest sopranos. Born Fanny Jane Davis in Christchurch, New Zealand, which claims her as a prominent expatriate, she was raised in Melbourne, where she began singing operetta in 1897.

2 portraits in the collection

Omai

Omai (Mai) (c. 1750-1778), the first Polynesian to visit Britain, was a young man of middling social standing who volunteered to sail from Huahine to England with Captain Furneaux on the Adventure (the ship accompanying James Cook's Resolution on Cook's second voyage of discovery (1772-1775).

2 portraits in the collection