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William and Martha Mary Robertson and their children [William St Leonards, Eliza, John, William St Leonards on a horse, Beatrice and Ida]
, 1860s - 1870s

by Various

eight carte de visite, hand-coloured contained in red leather concertina presentation case (overall (irregular): 12.5 cm x 62.0 cm)

William and Martha Mary Robertson and their children [William St Leonards, Eliza, John, William St Leonards on a horse, Beatrice and Ida]

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Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018
Accession number: 2018.34.1-8

Currently not on display

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Exhibition

Carte-o-mania!

Previous exhibition, 2018 – 2019

Drawn from the NPG’s burgeoning collection of cartes de visite, Carte-o-mania! celebrates the wit, style and substance of the pocket-sized portraits that were taken and collected like crazy in post-goldrush Australia.

More about the artist and subject

William Robertson Jnr (age 21 in 1860)

Martha M. Robertson (age 16 in 1860)

William St.Leonards Robertson

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Malcolm Robertson (16 portraits)

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Agriculture and farming

Law and justice

Visual arts and crafts

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