The English sculptor Thomas Woolner sailed out to Victoria in 1852 to search for gold. Like many others who failed to strike it rich, he returned to his earlier profession. Woolner created a series of portraits of prominent colonials in Melbourne and Sydney before returning to England in 1854; most are well known, but some are yet to be identified.
Want to read this article in full?
Join the Australiana Society to read the journal and enjoy member events and benefits. Individual issues are also available in PDF or print for $40, including postage from their issue pages. Issues more than five years old can be downloaded for free.
Explore this issue
Making a new mace for the Australian Catholic University
Christine Erratt
Missing persons: Thomas Woolner in Australia
Angus Trumble
Reading a spoon
Lesley Garrett
Kangaroo mechanical toys
John Wade
Related articles
Discovery of the earliest dated depiction of Australia’s Regent bowerbird
Discovery of the earliest dated depiction of Australia’s Regent bowerbird
Woollies – maritime folk art
Woollies – maritime folk art
George W. Goyder, South Australia’s Surveyor-General