1931
In 1931, five intriguing Adolph Braun and Co photographic works joined the permanent collection.
These black and white portraits were gifted to Geelong Gallery by Mrs A W Marwood, a Geelong resident and honorary life member of Geelong Gallery.
Adolph Braun was an important figure in the burgeoning photographic scene of the 19th century, and became well known for his reproductions of old master portraits.
Created using a carbon print process, works of this documentary nature were known in the 19th century as autotypes, or true representations of the original. In these two examples, Braun has recorded two works in the collection of the National Gallery, London by two famed portraitists of the 17th century: Anthony van Dyck and Rembrandt van Rijn.