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of sitters who are in the profession "Government and leadership" sorted by acquisition date
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Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC

Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC
2022

Vincent Fantauzzo

On display: Gallery Four
Philip Flood AO

Philip Flood AO
2020

Sean Hutton

image not online
NC

The Hon. Alex Chernov AC KC
2019

Anne Middleton

Eccleston Du Faur

Eccleston Du Faur
1911

Violet Teague

Don Dunstan

Don Dunstan
1992-1993 (printed 2019)

Robin Sellick

image not online

Elizabeth Reid
1989

Jenny Darling

Billy McMahon

Billy McMahon
1972

Frank Hinder

Governor General Sir John Kerr

Governor General Sir John Kerr
1976

Frank Hinder

'awk' (Bob Hawke)

'awk' (Bob Hawke)
1972

Frank Hinder

Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins
1974

Frank Hinder

Mr Keating, former Labor Minister

Mr Keating, former Labor Minister
1975

Frank Hinder

Sir Mark Oliphant

Sir Mark Oliphant
1972

Frank Hinder

James Macpherson Grant

James Macpherson Grant
c. 1870s

Paterson Brothers

image not online
NC

Portrait of Dame Roma Mitchell
1940s

Geoffrey Mainwaring

Bust of Peter Garrett

Bust of Peter Garrett
1991-2016

Peter Schipperheyn

Portrait of Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine

Portrait of Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine
2015

John Gollings

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
1943

Dora Toovey

Sir William 'Billy' McMahon

Sir William 'Billy' McMahon
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Menzies
c. 1952

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery Three
Neville Bonner

Neville Bonner
c. 1971

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery Three
Malcolm Fraser

Malcolm Fraser
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John McEwen

Sir John McEwen
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John McEwen

Sir John McEwen
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John Gorton

Sir John Gorton
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Harold Holt

Harold Holt
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Harold Holt

Harold Holt
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery Three
Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery Three
Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Doug Anthony

Doug Anthony
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Doug Anthony

Doug Anthony
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sketch for portrait of Tom Uren

Sketch for portrait of Tom Uren
1972

Clifton Pugh AO

Ben Chifley

Ben Chifley
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Florence Cardell-Oliver
n.d.

Broothorn Studios

image not online
NC

Sir Percy Spender
1955

Wilfred John Peisley

Sir Charles Nicholson

Sir Charles Nicholson
1898

Elliott and Fry

Sir Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Menzies
c. 1966

Les Tanner

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
1901

Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
1903

H. Walter Barnett

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
1903

H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
1903

H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
1903

H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
1903

H. Walter Barnett

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam
2005 (printed 2015)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Anne Levy

Anne Levy
2011

Hugh Adamson

Horatio Spencer Wills

Horatio Spencer Wills
c. 1870

Wilmot & Key

Horatio Spencer Wills

Horatio Spencer Wills
c. 1855

an unknown artist

H. B. Gullett

H. B. Gullett
c. 1939

Nora Heysen AM

Frank Beaurepaire

Frank Beaurepaire
n.d.

John Frith

Raymond Gosford Watt

Raymond Gosford Watt
c. 1936

Rudolph Buchner

Bob Brown at his home in Liffey

Bob Brown at his home in Liffey
1988 (printed 2013)

Helga Leunig

On display: Gallery Four
Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard
2013

Peter Brew-Bevan

Sir Henry Parkes

Sir Henry Parkes
c. 1889

an unknown artist

Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan

Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan
c. 1945

Noel Rubie

Clyde Cameron

Clyde Cameron
1974

Clifton Pugh AO

New South Wales State Repatriation Board

New South Wales State Repatriation Board
c. 1920

Frank Neish

The Rt Hon. Henry Robert Stewart, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, MRIA & FRS

The Rt Hon. Henry Robert Stewart, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, MRIA & FRS…

Henry Meyer, T Cadell & W Davies after Sir Thomas Lawrence, William Evans

William Lamb, Baron Melbourne

William Lamb, Baron Melbourne
1832

Samuel Freeman, Fisher, Son & Co London after Sir Thomas Lawrence

The Right Honourable Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White Squadron

The Right Honourable Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White Squadron
1802

William Ridley, Bunney & Gold after George Romney

Rt. Honourable Lord Hawkesbury

Rt. Honourable Lord Hawkesbury
1808

Edward Scriven, J B Ball & J DeCamp after Sir Thomas Lawrence

Captain John Hunter, Governor New South Wales

Captain John Hunter, Governor New South Wales
1801

William Ridley

Admiral Earl Howe

Admiral Earl Howe
n.d.

R Cooper after John Singleton Copley

HRH Prince Alfred

HRH Prince Alfred
c. 1868

an unknown artist

Captain Sir John Franklin, Kt, KCH, KRG, DCL, FRS & c. Commander of the Arctic Expedition, 1845

Captain Sir John Franklin, Kt, KCH, KRG, DCL, FRS & c. Commander of the…

an unknown artist, D Bogue after Thomas Phillips

Captain Sir John Franklin

Captain Sir John Franklin
1830

John Thomson after William Derby

Captain Franklin RN

Captain Franklin RN
1825

an unknown artist

Lady Franklin

Lady Franklin
c. 1850

A & S Ltd after Amélie Romilly

Antonio van Diemen, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën

Antonio van Diemen, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën
c. 1725

Dirk Jongman after Matthys Balen

Adelaide, Königin von Grossbritranien u Irland

Adelaide, Königin von Grossbritranien u Irland
n.d.

F Bahmann

Zelman Cowen

Zelman Cowen
c. 1977

Ray Crooke AM

Sir Zelman Cowen

Sir Zelman Cowen
1982

Andrew Sibley

Richard Fitzgerald

Richard Fitzgerald
c. 1838

Edmund Edgar

Alexander Maurice Ramsay

Alexander Maurice Ramsay
1978

Robert Hannaford AM

image not online
NC

Keith Laught
1951

Geoffrey Shedley

James Raymond

James Raymond
c. 1845-1850

an unknown artist

Richard Windeyer

Richard Windeyer
1840s

an unknown artist

Richard Windeyer

Richard Windeyer
1830s

an unknown artist

Richard Windeyer

Richard Windeyer
c. 1828

Charles Richard Bone

William Charles Windeyer aged six

William Charles Windeyer aged six
1840

an unknown artist

Richard Rouse (copy of drawing by William Griffith)

Richard Rouse (copy of drawing by William Griffith)
c. 1847

an unknown artist

William Charles Windeyer

William Charles Windeyer
c. 1857

an unknown artist

William Charles Windeyer

William Charles Windeyer
1856

an unknown artist

W. A. (Sir John Forrest)

W. A. (Sir John Forrest)
1897

Julius Mendes Price, Vanity Fair Magazine

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)
1899

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin)

Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin)
1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)
1904

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
1890s

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

The Cape High Commissioner (Sir Henry Brougham Loch)

The Cape High Commissioner (Sir Henry Brougham Loch)
1894

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
1983

Harold Thornton

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer
1892

Tom Roberts

On display: Gallery Six
William Charles Wentworth

William Charles Wentworth
1854

Thomas Woolner

Richard Woolcott

Richard Woolcott
1997

Bill Leak

Sir James Gobbo

Sir James Gobbo
1983

Paul Fitzgerald AM

Ben Chifley

Ben Chifley
1951

John Frith

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir Percy Spender

Sir Percy Spender
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

image not online
NC

Set of 129 Royal Christmas Cards and three miscellaneous items
1951-2001

an unknown artist

Linda Burney MLA Canturbury and Rick Farley at home, Marrickville

Linda Burney MLA Canturbury and Rick Farley at home, Marrickville
2003

Juno Gemes

Senator Aden Ridgeway

Senator Aden Ridgeway
2003

Juno Gemes

The Hon Gough Whitlam, Ossie Cruse and Michael Anderson

The Hon Gough Whitlam, Ossie Cruse and Michael Anderson
1981 (printed 2003)

Juno Gemes

Ted Egan, Alice Springs, NT

Ted Egan, Alice Springs, NT
2004

John Elliott

Statesmen No. 4

Statesmen No. 4 "An enemy to democracy, yet a professor of liberal principles,…

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Barbara McCarthy

Barbara McCarthy
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Joanne Selfe

Joanne Selfe
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Kathryn Hay

Kathryn Hay
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Don Whap

Don Whap
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Aden Ridgeway

Aden Ridgeway
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Sir Percy Spender

Sir Percy Spender
1981

Alex Kolozsy

Sir Mark Oliphant

Sir Mark Oliphant
1939

Bassano Ltd

Sir Mark Oliphant

Sir Mark Oliphant
c. 1948

Lotte Meitner-Graf

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
1988

Juno Gemes

Kumantjayi Perkins at the Roma Forum, Brisbane

Kumantjayi Perkins at the Roma Forum, Brisbane
1982

Juno Gemes

image not online
NC

Peter Garrett
1999

Karin Catt

John Gorton

John Gorton
1997

Nathan Kelly

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)
1900

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

New South Wales (Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child-Villiers)

New South Wales (Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child-Villiers)
1890

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
1885

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
1882

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Statesmen No. 83

Statesmen No. 83 "By birth a man, by inheritance a Marquis and a Governor…

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)
1875

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Statesmen No. 20

Statesmen No. 20 "A Returned Colonist" (Rt Hon. Hugh C.E. Childers)
1869

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
1902

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Jeff Kennett

Jeff Kennett
1999

Hugh Stewart

Senator Nancy Buttfield

Senator Nancy Buttfield
1958

Sir Ivor Hele

Malcolm

Malcolm
1976

Frank Hinder

Gough... maintain the rage!

Gough... maintain the rage!
1976

Frank Hinder

John Kerr

John Kerr
1976

Frank Hinder

Whitlam & Snedden

Whitlam & Snedden
1974

Frank Hinder

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)
1903

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Small Holdings (The Earl Carrington Baron Charles Robert Carrington)

Small Holdings (The Earl Carrington Baron Charles Robert Carrington)
1907

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Dame Roma Mitchell

Dame Roma Mitchell
1998

Jessica Hromas

Study for portrait of Senator John Button

Study for portrait of Senator John Button
1992

Andrew Sibley

Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia

Portrait of Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
1916

J H Barratt & Co Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent

Nelson Mandela, Sydney

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
2000

David Moore

Nelson Mandela, Sydney

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
2000

David Moore

Nelson Mandela, Sydney

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
2000

David Moore

President Johnson and Prime Minister Holt at Canberra Airport

President Johnson and Prime Minister Holt at Canberra Airport
1966 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Robert Menzies, Sydney

Robert Menzies, Sydney
1963 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Averell Harriman, New York State

Averell Harriman, New York State
1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Robert Menzies, Lancaster House, London

Robert Menzies, Lancaster House, London
1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Anthony Eden, London

Anthony Eden, London
1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Georgi Malenkov, Russian Embassy, London

Georgi Malenkov, Russian Embassy, London
1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

John Foster Dulles, Washington

John Foster Dulles, Washington
1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Sir Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Menzies
1985

Andor Meszaros

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
2000

Esther Erlich

Billy Hughes paperweight

Billy Hughes paperweight
n.d.

an unknown artist

Sir Zelman Cowen

Sir Zelman Cowen
2000

Wes Walters

Jack Lang

Jack Lang
1970

Adam Martin

Stanley Bruce

Stanley Bruce
1937

Barbara Tribe

Rt Hon. Sir Robert Menzies

Rt Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
c. 1962

Victor Greenhalgh

Senator John Button

Senator John Button
1987

Andrew Sibley

James McClelland

James McClelland
1946

Nancy Borlase AM

Neville and Jill Wran - as the Duke and Duchess of Sydney (with apologies to Piero della Francesca)

Neville and Jill Wran - as the Duke and Duchess of Sydney (with apologies…

Frank Hodgkinson

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree
1836

William Fernyhough

John Gorton

John Gorton
1970

Victor Greenhalgh

William McMahon

William McMahon
1973

Victor Greenhalgh

Harold Holt

Harold Holt
1969

Victor Greenhalgh

David Combe and the portrait

David Combe and the portrait
1983

Keith Looby

Dressing for dinner

Dressing for dinner
1992

Davida Allen

HV (Doc) Evatt

HV (Doc) Evatt
1935

Arnold Shore

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short
1991

Jenny Sages

Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe

Charles Perkins on bus to Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe
c. 1964 (printed 2003)

Robert McFarlane

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