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

Arthur J Murch Neville Fortescue

oil

88 x 63 cm

Image courtesy Elizabeth Fortescue. Photo by John Fotiadis

The subject of this portrait, Neville Fortescue, was a friend of the artist Arthur Murch. In the catalogue for the 1955 Archibald, Fortescue was incorrectly spelled Fortesque.