Reginald Jerrold-Nathan Explained

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,^[1] J. Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent and William Orpen at the Royal Academy. He arrived in Australia in 1924.^[2]

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.^[3]

Nathan died on 20 September 1979 at Turramurra, New South Wales.^{[4] [5]}

Subjects

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

• Samuel Angus
• Millicent Preston-Stanley
• Jessie Street and Linda Littlejohn^[6]
• Ethel Curlewis
• Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
• William Portus Cullen
• Cecil Purser

Notes and References

1. News: Personalities on Canvas . . 31,550 . New South Wales, Australia . 13 February 1939 . 25 May 2024 . 12 (Supplement) . National Library of Australia.
2. Web site: Reginald Jerrold-Nathan . National Portrait Gallery of Australia]] . 25 May 2024.
3. Book: Encyclopedia of Australian Art: Nathan, Jerrold . Alan McCulloch . Hutchinson . 009148300X.
4. Web site: Probate packet: NRS-13660-98-51-Series 4_893466 Reginald Henry Jerrold Nathan – Date of Death 20/09/1979, Granted on 06/03/1980 . 2024-05-25 . NSW State Archives Collection . en.
5. News: 1979-09-22 . Family notices . The Sydney Morning Herald . Ryerson Index.
6. Web site: Worth Her Salt . Joanna Gilmour . 2009 . National Portrait Gallery of Australia]] . 25 May 2024. This article has Nathan's birth year as 1899