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 and William Orpen at the Royal Academy. He arrived in Australia in 1924.
He was president of the Australian Art Society 1945–1952 and the Royal Queensland Art Society. He was a frequent contributor to Archibald Prize exhibitions.
Nathan died on 20 September 1979 at Turramurra, New South Wales.
Subjects
Among the high-profile Australians who have sat for Nathan are:
- Samuel Angus
- Millicent Preston-Stanley
- Jessie Street and Linda Littlejohn
- Ethel Curlewis
- Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
- William Portus Cullen
- Cecil Purser
Notes
- Reputable sources are divided between 1889 and 1899 for his year of birth.
References
- "Personalities on Canvas". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 550. New South Wales, Australia. 13 February 1939. p. 12 (Supplement). Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Reginald Jerrold-Nathan". National Portrait Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- Alan McCulloch (ed.). Encyclopedia of Australian Art: Nathan, Jerrold. Hutchinson. ISBN 009148300X.
- "Probate packet: NRS-13660-98-51-Series 4_893466 | Reginald Henry Jerrold Nathan – Date of Death 20/09/1979, Granted on 06/03/1980". NSW State Archives Collection. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- "Family notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1979-09-22 – via Ryerson Index.
- Joanna Gilmour (2009). "Worth Her Salt". National Portrait Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2024. This article has Nathan's birth year as 1899