![John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866 Edouard Gatel](/files/1/c/7/c/i9675-th.jpg "John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866 Edouard Gatel")
![A Victorian Knight "Thrice Chief Secretary" [Sir James McCulloch K.C.M.G.] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/3/a/e/b/i9666-th.jpg "A Victorian Knight \"Thrice Chief Secretary\" [Sir James McCulloch K.C.M.G.] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Premier "The New Man" [The Hon. George Briscoe Kerferd] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/8/8/9/c/i9672-th.jpg "A Premier \"The New Man\" [The Hon. George Briscoe Kerferd] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Chief Secretary "Blunt, but Honest" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis], 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/1/0/7/a/i9661-th.jpg "A Chief Secretary \"Blunt, but Honest\" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis], 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Commissioner of Customs "Faithful to Francis" [The Hon. Edward Cohen M.L.A.] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/3/4/1/8/i9668-th.jpg "A Commissioner of Customs \"Faithful to Francis\" [The Hon. Edward Cohen M.L.A.] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Vanquished Knight "Wroth with Kilmore" [The Hon. John O'Shanassy, K.C.M.G.] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/e/b/3/0/i9664-th.jpg "A Vanquished Knight \"Wroth with Kilmore\" [The Hon. John O'Shanassy, K.C.M.G.] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Politician "Unlock the Lands!" [The Hon. James MacPhearson Grant] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/e/2/9/b/i9673-th.jpg "A Politician \"Unlock the Lands!\" [The Hon. James MacPhearson Grant] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![A Goldfields Member "The Dove of Ararat" [The Hon. William McLellan M.L.A] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/d/d/f/e/i9660-th.jpg "A Goldfields Member \"The Dove of Ararat\" [The Hon. William McLellan M.L.A] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![Vice-Royalty. "A Quoter of Poetry" [George Bowen, Governor of Victoria] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1873 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/8/5/1/c/i13467-th.jpg "Vice-Royalty. \"A Quoter of Poetry\" [George Bowen, Governor of Victoria] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1873 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
![An Irish Patriot. "Why is Ireland Poor? I'm not!" [Sir Charles Gavan Duffy] from the series "Masks and Faces", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times](/files/4/d/2/c/i13470-th.jpg "An Irish Patriot. \"Why is Ireland Poor? I'm not!\" [Sir Charles Gavan Duffy] from the series \"Masks and Faces\", 1874 Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times")
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