Ernest Buckmaster Rev Canon ES Hughes
oil on canvas
166 x 105 cm
Image courtesy State Library Victoria
This portrait by Ernest Buckmaster of clergyman and sportsman Ernest Hughes (1860–1942) is now in the collection of the State Library Victoria. Hughes was a leading figure in the Anglican church in Victoria. He was also a rower and a boxer and played Australian Rules football for St Kilda then Essendon, winning four premierships. In 1932, he would be elected president of the Victorian Cricket Association.