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Discover Tom Roberts (1856-1931), a pioneer of Australian Impressionism & the Heidelberg School. Explore iconic works like 'Shearing the Rams' and his vital role in shaping Australia’s artistic identity.

National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, Australia)

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James T Donovan (1861–1922), journalist, Catholic historian and amateur singer, was born into an Irish Catholic family in Sydney. His father had a shop that was the first outlet for the Freeman’s Journal, a Sydney-based journal of Irish and Catholic news and affairs. James began work for the paper at a young age; he was its sub-editor for many years, as well as a contributor to several other Sydney and Melbourne newspapers. While in his early twenties, he wrote The most Rev. Roger Bede Vaughan, D.D., O.S.B., Archbishop of Sydney, life and labours: containing an account of his career from opening to close, a review of his writings, speeches and ecclesiastical work: together with some personal sketches never before published (1883). His biography of Moran, His Eminence, Australia

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Title: James T. Donovan
Artist: Tom Roberts
Year: 1892
Original dimensions: 54.0 x 50.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Public domain
Where to see it: National Portrait Gallery
Main color: Rosy Brown
Perceived brightness: shadow

James T. Donovan

Tom Roberts (1856 – 1931)

National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, Australia)

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James T. Donovan

Tom Roberts (1856 – 1931)

National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, Australia)

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