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

Amalie Sara Colquhoun Miss Dorothy Ross, MSc, BA

oil on canvas

100 x 74.8 cm

Image courtesy Melbourne Girls Grammar School

The subject of this portrait by Amalie Colquhoun is Dorothy Jean ‘DJ’ Ross (1891–1982), who from 1939 to 1955 was headmistress of Melbourne Girls Grammar School, where this painting is now located.