Index, bib, ill, p.164.non-fictionCharacter sketches of Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson and David Garrick, together with other manuscripts of Reynolds recently discovered among the private papers of James Boswell and now published.biography - england, sir joshua reynolds

non-fictionThe story of Joseph Wilton 1722 - 1803sir william chambers, sir joshua reynolds, joseph wilton

Photographer notations on slide: "Lady Elizabeth Melbourne B57" Published: The Age, 3 October 1934 Published title: CENTENARY GIFT PORTRAIT. Published caption: A reproduction of the attractive portrait of Lady Melbourne, the mother of Lord Melbourne, which has been presented to the City of Melbourne, and will hang in the Lady Mayoress’s room at the Town Hall. Trove article identifier: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205879945 Description: A framed mezzotint portrait of a young woman gazing towards her right, with her right arm resting on a table. She is wearing an 18th century style dress and jacket trimmed with ermine tails. A string of pearls is entwined in her upswept hair and through a long lock of hair falling over her shoulder then draping across her bodice. The portrait rests on a cane bottomed chair and a pencil holds it in place. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: In 1934, Mr Roger Dolbey of London donated to the City of Melbourne a mezzotint engraving of Lady Melbourne, mother of the British Prime Minister after whom the Victorian capital city of Melbourne was named in 1837. The engraving was created in 1771 by John Finlayson after Sir Joshua Reynolds. The gift commemorates the centenary of Melbourne. Elizabeth Milbank, Viscountess Melbourne, 1751-1818 was the wife of wealthy Whig politician, Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne. Lady Melbourne was an ambitious political hostess of the Regency period who cultivated beneficial relationships for her husband’s career. She was beautiful and vibrant and men found her easy going, good humoured company. She had many lovers and it is believed that of her nine children, (three of which did not survive childhood) only her first born, Peniston was fathered by her husband. One of her lovers was George, Prince of Wales, later George IV, believed to be the father of her fourth son George and who was his godfather. Lady Melbourne’s second son William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779-1848, was British Prime Minister and a close political confidant and father figure to the young Queen Victoria in the early years of her reign. In 1812, his wife Lady Caroline Lamb, 1785-1828, had a torrid and very public affair with poet Lord Bryon who she described as “Mad, bad and dangerous to know”. As a child, Caroline considered being able to wash a dog as one of her most satisfying accomplishments! The portrait hung in the Lady Mayoress’s room at Melbourne Town Hall. References: CENTENARY GIFT PORTRAIT. (1934, October 3). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205879945 Presentation of Mezzotint of Lady Melbourne (1934, October 2). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 10. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10961120 NEWS OF THE DAY. (1934, October 2). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205883518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_LambPhotographer notations on slide: "Lady Elizabeth Melbourne B57"

Explores the images childhood - common, sacred, controversial -from the 18th-century portraits to today by Sir Joshua Reynolds to greeting cards by Anne Geddes, from the ambiguous photographs of Lewis Carroll to those of Sally Mann.     •     Publisher has copyright anne geddes, sally mann