Reginald Jerrold-Nathan Henry Edgecombe (Australian artist)

Henry (Harry) Edgecombe (1881–1954) was known for his impressive landscapes and cityscapes of Sydney, exhibiting in the Wynne Prize 11 times between 1946 and 1951. He was also an Archibald finalist on one occasion, with his 1947 portrait of the artist Daysi M Brookes. He had studied at Sydney Technical College, and was a member of the Royal Art Society and a committee member of the Australian Watercolour Society.

Following studies at London’s Royal Academy under John Singer Sargent and William Orpen, Reginald Jerrold-Nathan (1889–1979) was an established portrait painter when he arrived in Sydney in 1924. Having painted members of the royal families of England, Denmark and Iraq, he was well-received in Sydney society.