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Happy New Year

This year (in March) we will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the formal establishment of the National Portrait Gallery. In the life of institutions, twenty years is not a long time.

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H.H. Princess Marie Louise
H.H. Princess Marie Louise
Empress Eugénie, 1880 by W & D Downey
Empress Eugénie, 1880 by W & D Downey
Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with their only son.
Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with their only son.
Alexandrine-Sophie de Bawr, 1810 by Louis-Léopold Boilly
Alexandrine-Sophie de Bawr, 1810 by Louis-Léopold Boilly
Jeanne de Lavaulx L'Histoire pour tous, 1966
Jeanne de Lavaulx L'Histoire pour tous, 1966
Jeanne Catherine Josephe de Lavaulx (dowager duchesse de Richelieu)
Jeanne Catherine Josephe de Lavaulx (dowager duchesse de Richelieu)
Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis by Jean-Marc Nattier
Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis by Jean-Marc Nattier
Louis XIV, 1701 by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Louis XIV, 1701 by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Louis XIV and the Doge of Genoa, 1685 by Claude Guy-Halle
Louis XIV and the Doge of Genoa, 1685 by Claude Guy-Halle
Empress Eugénie
Empress Eugénie
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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