Portrait of Major-General Sir E Macarthur, KCB, c. 1858. Pencil and crayon, Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), National Library of Australia

Strutt painted many important people while in Australia, including Sir Edward Macarthur (1789–1872). The son of the wool baron and pioneer settler Captain John Macarthur, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Australia in 1855, and acted as administrator of Victoria in 1856.