Reginald Henry Jerrold-Nathan (1889 – 20 September 1979), often referred to as R. H. Jerrold-Nathan or Jerrold Nathan, was an English painter who had a career in Australia as a portraitist.

History

Nathan was born in London and studied painting under A. S. Cope, J. Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era, Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil ...

and

William Orpen Major (United Kingdom), Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, (27 November 1878 – 29 September 1931) was an Irish artist who mainly worked in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portrai ...

at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

. He arrived in Australia in 1924. He was president of the Australian Art Society 1945–1952 and the

Royal Queensland Art Society The Royal Queensland Art Society is an organisation in Queensland, Australia, for practising artists and those who appreciate art. It is the oldest art society in Queensland. History A meeting was held in the Brisbane School of Arts on Thursday ...

. He was a frequent contributor to

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

exhibitions. Nathan died on 20 September 1979 at

Turramurra Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. It shares the post ...

, New South Wales.

Subjects

Among the high-profile Australians who have sat for Nathan are: *

Samuel Angus Samuel Angus (27 August 1881 – 17 November 1943) was professor of New Testament and Church History at St Andrew's College in the University of Sydney from 1915 to 1943. Early life Angus was born near Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, the e ...

Millicent Preston-Stanley Millicent Preston-Stanley (9 September 1883 – 23 June 1955) was an Australian feminist and politician who served as the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In 1925, she became the second woman to enter government ...

Jessie Street Jessie Mary Grey Street (née Lillingston; 18 April 1889 – 2 July 1970) was an Australian diplomat, suffragette and campaigner for Indigenous Australian rights. She was referred to as "Red Jessie" by the Australian media, due to her support fo ...

and Linda Littlejohn * Ethel Curlewis *

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Rosalie Lynette Kunoth-Monks (4 January 193726 January 2022), also known as Ngarla Kunoth, was an Australian film actress, Aboriginal activist and politician. Early life Rosalie Lynette Kunoth was born on 4 January 1937 in Utopia, Northern ...

* William Portus Cullen * Cecil Purser * Rev. Dr. Charles PrescottReginald Jerrold-Nathan Headmaster
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