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"The Cape High Commissioner" (Sir Henry Brougham Loch) (Image plate from Vanity Fair)

1894
Sir Leslie Ward

chromolithograph on paper (sheet: 37.6 cm x 23.2 cm)

Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900), governor, served in the British military and was involved in campaigns in India and the Crimea and missions to China. He became involved in politics in the 1860s and was appointed Governor of Victoria in 1884. He has been described as being the most popular and respected of the men who served in this role, his term ending with his appointment to the position of Governor of the Cape Colony in 1889.

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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2009.103
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Artist and subject

Sir Leslie Ward (age 43 in 1894)

Sir Henry Brougham Loch (age 67 in 1894)

Subject professions

Government and leadership

Donated by

Ronald Walker (23 portraits)

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1. "New South Wales" (Earl Beauchamp) (Image plate from Vanity Fair), 1899. 2. "Peace and War" (A.A Greenwood Hales) (Image plate from Vanity Fair), 1908. 3. "Frank Wootton" (Image plate from Vanity Fair), c. 1908. 4. "Australia" (Alfred Deakin) (Image plate from Vanity Fair), 1908. All Sir Leslie Ward.

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Vanity fair

Magazine article by Ashleigh Wadman, 2012

Ashleigh Wadman rediscovers the Australian characters represented with a kindly touch by the British portrait artist Leslie Ward for the society magazine Vanity Fair.
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