We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

W B McInnes Sir Willliam Irvine, KCMG

oil

150 x 140 cm

Image courtesy the Supreme Court of Victoria

William Irvine (1858-1943) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1918 to 1935. Before his appointment to the court, he had been a prominent politician in Victoria and in the Federal Parliament.