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We’re committed to supporting the legal and moral rights of artists and respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We recognise the rights of copyright holders under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and acknowledge the cultural and intellectual property rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

USING IMAGES FROM OUR COLLECTION

Depending on each artwork’s copyright clause, we’re usually able to provide a digital copy of them for a number of purposes, including for research, publications, exhibition usage, online usage, film and television, and limited forms of commercial usage.

The only time you can use images from this website without copyright permission is if it’s for research and study as defined by section 40 of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). If you need a higher resolution image for this purpose, please submit a reproduction request below.

All other usage of artwork images or other material from our website needs permission from both the copyright owner and us. Where possible, we’ll provide the contact details you’ll need to seek copyright and, where relevant, First Nations cultural and intellectual property permission as part of the reproduction request process.

It is the sole responsibility of the person reproducing the artwork to ensure they have copyright and cultural permissions, and to resolve any associated fees. All permissions and proof of any associated payments must be submitted to us in writing (email is fine) before we can release any image files.

For media image requests please email media@npg.gov.au

WHAT ABOUT FOR PRIVATE USE?

We don’t provide artwork files for private use, however, you can buy posters and postcards of selected artworks, publications and other merchandise from The Curatoreum.

HOW TO MAKE A REPRODUCTION REQUEST

Please complete the reproduction request below.

After submitting the online form, your request will be assessed, and then the details of required copyright permissions, fees and other relevant information will be sent to you via email. Once copyright and other permissions are confirmed, we’ll send you a tax invoice and image licence. Once your invoice has been paid, we’ll send you a link to download the digital file/s.

DELIVERY TIMEFRAMES

Our processing time for reproduction requests can vary depending on the permissions required. Initial reproduction requests will be responded to within five working days where possible. Please note that copyright holders and cultural permissions coordinators can take several weeks to reply to your request, so please factor that in to your schedule.

If a reproduction request is urgent please provide a clear date required in the reproduction request, and we’ll let you know if the required supply date is achievable.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY

If your reproduction request is approved, we will send you our terms and conditions of supply, the invoice, and any other relevant details. Acceptance of the terms and conditions will be required for the image to be supplied.

PROVIDED FILE TYPES AND SIZES

Files types and sizes provided vary depending on what they’ll be used for. The standard formats provided are:

  • Publications: a high resolution .jpg or .tiff file will be provided, where possible, for publications and commercial uses.
  • Online or digital usage: a low resolution .jpg comparable in size to what’s on our website will be provided for all online, multimedia, intranet or email newsletter usages.
  • Research and study: a low resolution .jpg comparable in size to what’s on our website will be provided for research and study usages (outside of academic publications).

IMAGE SUPPLY FEES

Image supply fees vary depending on the nature of the reproduction request. Our standard fees listed below are GST exclusive and in Australian Dollars. All Australian requests will be charged GST.

Any copyright or other related fees are the sole responsibility of the requestor and will be in addition to the Gallery’s image supply fees.

We reserve the right to apply a discount or waive a fee in relation to specific requests.

Publications – including e-books and related promotional use
Front cover $300
Back cover $200
Internal page $100
A copy of the publication may also be requested for our research library.
Other uses
Gallery exhibition $100
Including display, didactics, public and educational programs and promotion.
Online $100
Including websites, social media and streaming video.
Film and television $250
Public performance $250
Unpublished research or study No fee
Fees for published or online research outcomes will be charged at the relevant rate above.
Merchandise Price on application
Merchandise includes (but is not limited to) to calendars, greeting cards, postcards, reproduction prints, product packaging and labelling. Price will be on application but will be a minimum of 10% Recommended Retail Price x Print run/unit numbers.
General non-commercial use $100
Commercial use Price on application
Commercial use will be assessed on a case by case basis and if approved to proceed, the price will be negotiated with the requestor based on context of use.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

General copyright or reproduction enquiries that cannot be submitted via the online reproduction request form can be emailed to copyright@npg.gov.au

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Tony Bilson
Tony Bilson
Tony Bilson
Tony Bilson, c. 2005
George Fetting
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Thomas Leech
Thomas Leech
Thomas Leech
Thomas Leech, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
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Portrait of Douglas Annand
Portrait of Douglas Annand
Portrait of Douglas Annand
Portrait of Douglas Annand, 1941
Max Dupain OBE
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Allan McCulloch
Allan McCulloch
Allan McCulloch
Allan McCulloch, 1980
Andrew Sibley
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Jessie Whyte
Jessie Whyte
Jessie Whyte
Jessie Whyte, c. 1840
Thomas Bock
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Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh, 1950
Sir William Dobell OBE
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Tim Fairfax AC
Tim Fairfax AC
Tim Fairfax AC
Tim Fairfax AC, 2018
Russell Shakespeare
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Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes, 1962
Louis Kahan AO
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Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes, 1963
Louis Kahan AO
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Bob Marchant
Bob Marchant
Bob Marchant
Bob Marchant, 1994
Greg Weight
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Sir James Balderstone
Sir James Balderstone
Sir James Balderstone
Sir James Balderstone, 1989
Sir William Dargie CBE
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Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1960-1961
Sir William Dargie CBE
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Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1, 1981
Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1, 1981
Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1, 1981
Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1, 1981
Robert Rooney
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Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies, c. 1963-1964
an unknown artist
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Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901
Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901
Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901
Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901, 1903
Tom Roberts, Goupil & Cie
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A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, 1995
Kerrie Lester
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(Leila Waddell) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Emily Hunt
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Bruce Tyrrell
Bruce Tyrrell
Bruce Tyrrell
Bruce Tyrrell, 1986 (printed 2018)
Gary Ede
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The Jester (self portrait)
The Jester (self portrait)
The Jester (self portrait)
The Jester (self portrait), 1923
Lionel Lindsay
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Adam Cullen
Adam Cullen
Adam Cullen
Adam Cullen, 2000
Gary Grealy
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Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
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Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland
Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland
Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland
Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland, c. 1810
an unknown artist
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Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition)
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition)
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition)
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition), 1824
Francois Peron, Louis de Freycinet, Nicolas-Martin Petit
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Frank Iredale (Francis Adams Iredale, member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team)
Frank Iredale (Francis Adams Iredale, member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team)
Frank Iredale (Francis Adams Iredale, member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team)
Frank Iredale (Francis Adams Iredale, member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team), 1896
H Parker Rolfe
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Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi, 1992 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
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Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998
Ralph Heimans AM
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Grant Mudford
Grant Mudford
Grant Mudford
Grant Mudford, n.d.
Max Dupain OBE
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David Malouf
David Malouf
David Malouf
David Malouf, 1993
Rick Amor
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James Morrison with flugelhorn
James Morrison with flugelhorn
James Morrison with flugelhorn
James Morrison with flugelhorn, 1994
Kerrie Lester
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Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe
Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe
Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe
Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe, c. 1964 (printed 2015)
Robert McFarlane
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William Nuttall with horses in field
William Nuttall with horses in field
William Nuttall with horses in field
William Nuttall with horses in field, 2023
Noel McKenna
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Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown, 1980
Brian Dunlop
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Colin Lanceley
Colin Lanceley
Colin Lanceley
Colin Lanceley, 1992
Greg Weight
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Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick, 1978 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
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Self portrait, 1971
Thomas de Kessler
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John Firth Smith
John Firth Smith
John Firth Smith
John Firth Smith, 1995
Greg Weight
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Fiona Stanley
Fiona Stanley
Fiona Stanley
Fiona Stanley, 2011
Mary Moore
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Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes (text volume four of four), 1824
Francois Peron, Louis de Freycinet
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Reg Richardson AM
Reg Richardson AM
Reg Richardson AM
Reg Richardson AM, 2014
Mitch Cairns
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Ian Roberts (after Coypel 1709)
Ian Roberts (after Coypel 1709)
Ian Roberts (after Coypel 1709)
Ian Roberts (after Coypel 1709), 2003
Ross Watson
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Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)
Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)
Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)
Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon), 2007
Peteris Ciemitis
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Statesmen No. 20
Statesmen No. 20
Statesmen No. 20
Statesmen No. 20 "A Returned Colonist" (Rt Hon. Hugh C.E. Childers), 1869
Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean), 1897
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Nancy Bird Walton
Nancy Bird Walton
Nancy Bird Walton
Nancy Bird Walton, c. 1973
Judy Cassab AO CBE
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Sharon Anyos
Sharon Anyos
Sharon Anyos
Sharon Anyos, 2006
Toni Wilkinson
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Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820
Walter Preston
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Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998
Ralph Heimans AM
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Sir Percy Spender
Sir Percy Spender
Sir Percy Spender
Sir Percy Spender, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
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Peter Garrett, 1999
Karin Catt
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Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994
Jeffrey Smart AO
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Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole, 2014
Gary Grealy
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Portrait of Nell #15
Portrait of Nell #15
Portrait of Nell #15
Portrait of Nell #15, 2009
Richard Larter
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Ada Crossley
Ada Crossley
Ada Crossley
Ada Crossley, 1903
Talma Studios, Sydney
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John Olsen, 1971
Clifton Pugh AO
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Paul Partos 1, 1980
Paul Partos 1, 1980
Paul Partos 1, 1980
Paul Partos 1, 1980
Robert Rooney
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John Gorton
John Gorton
John Gorton
John Gorton, 1970
Victor Greenhalgh
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Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee, 2015
Jacqueline Mitelman
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Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, c. 1988
Louis Kahan AO
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Sir Walter Murdoch
Sir Walter Murdoch
Sir Walter Murdoch
Sir Walter Murdoch, 1920s (printed later)
an unknown artist
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Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Manning Clark, 1990
Rick Amor
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Robert Klippel
Robert Klippel
Robert Klippel
Robert Klippel, 1993
Greg Weight
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Gil Jamieson
Gil Jamieson
Gil Jamieson
Gil Jamieson, 1981
Andrew Sibley
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Men of the Day No. 25
Men of the Day No. 25
Men of the Day No. 25
Men of the Day No. 25 "Baronet or butcher" (Sir Roger Doughty Tichborne), 1871
Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1950
Eric Westbrook
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Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Judith Wright, 1988 (printed 2021)
Jacqueline Mitelman
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Sir George Coles
Sir George Coles
Sir George Coles
Sir George Coles, 1935
W B McInnes
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Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks, 2010
Andrew Maccoll
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Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1911
Evelyn Chapman
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Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly, c. 1983
William Kelly OAM
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Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998
Ralph Heimans AM
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Statesmen No. 83
Statesmen No. 83
Statesmen No. 83
Statesmen No. 83 "By birth a man, by inheritance a Marquis and a Governor by his Sovereign's favour, he fills all his positions with credit" (Marquis of Normanby), 1871
Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, early 1970s
Louis Kahan AO
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Figure in a rocky landscape
Figure in a rocky landscape
Figure in a rocky landscape
Figure in a rocky landscape, 1965
Eric Thake
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Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon, 1965 (printed 2006)
Jozef Vissel
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Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005
Jiawei Shen
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Sir William Deane 2008
Sir William Deane 2008
Sir William Deane 2008
Sir William Deane 2008, 2008
Merilyn Fairskye
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Egbert Spencer Wills
Egbert Spencer Wills
Egbert Spencer Wills
Egbert Spencer Wills, c. 1870
Wilmot & Key
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Peter Porter, 2009
Norman McBeath
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Men of the Day No. 57
Men of the Day No. 57
Men of the Day No. 57
Men of the Day No. 57 "Old Bones" (Sir Richard Owen), 1873
an unknown artist, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998
Ralph Heimans AM
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Hélène Kirsova
Hélène Kirsova
Hélène Kirsova
Hélène Kirsova, 1938
Max Dupain OBE
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Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters
Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters
Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters
Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters, 1999
Anne Zahalka
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Lord Casey
Lord Casey
Lord Casey
Lord Casey, 1938
Gordon Furlee Brown
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Xavier Herbert (study)
Xavier Herbert (study)
Xavier Herbert (study)
Xavier Herbert (study), c. 1977
Ray Crooke AM
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Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty, 1945-1947
Max Dupain OBE
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Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1894
Livingston Hopkins
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Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)
Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)
Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)
Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson), 1875
Carlo Pellegrini, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
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Djon
Djon
Djon
Djon, 1990 (printed 2013)
Michael Riley
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Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson, 1988
Greg Weight
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Arnold Haskell
Arnold Haskell
Arnold Haskell
Arnold Haskell, 1935
Max Dupain OBE
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