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This issue features Jenny Sages, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, Brook Andrew's portrait of Marcia Langton, Nicholas Harding, Lola Montez, Mick Molloy and more.
The life and art of Australian artist Jenny Sages is on display in the exhibition Paths to Portraiture.
Dr Christopher Chapman explores the symbolism in the portrait commission of Marcia Langton by Brook Andrew.
Joanna Gilmour explores the fact and fictions surrounding the legendary life of Irish-born dancer Lola Montez.
David Ward writes about the exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture on display at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington.
Alistair McGhie discusses Andrew MacColl's portrait photograph of Australian comedian Mick Molloy.
Michael Desmond explores the portraiture of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the portraiture of Australian artist Nicholas Harding.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of Chinese-Australian businessman and philanthropist Quong Tart.
A short visual essay of some of the works in the National Youth Self Portrait Prize 2010.
Anne Sanders writes about the exhibitions Victoria & Albert: Art & Love on display at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace and the retrospective of Sir Thomas Lawrence at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Portrait is the preeminent journal of Australian and international portraiture.