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of sitters who are in the profession "Military"

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David Morrison
2016

Peter Brew-Bevan

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson
2013

Richard Larter

Bill Robertson
2008

Paul Gosney

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer
2003

Danelle Bergstrom

Major General Paul Cullen
2002

Mathew Lynn

On display: Gallery Six

Nancy Wake - The White Mouse
2001

Melissa Beowulf

Portrait of Alec Campbell
2001-2004

Terry Eichler

Bruce Ruxton
1995

Paul Fitzgerald AM

Major General Alan Stretton
1987

Gwendolene Pratt

Sir Richard Kingsland
1982

Gwen Eichler

Geoffrey Dutton - out with the Monarchy
1977

Frank Hinder

Nancy Bird Walton
c. 1973

Judy Cassab AO CBE

Douglas Carnegie
1968

Mark Strizic

Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC
1963

Karl Duldig

On display: Gallery Three

Sir Lawrence Wackett
c. 1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
1943

Dora Toovey

Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen A. L. Best
1943-1944

Charles Wheeler

Margaret Anderson
1942

Napier Waller CMG OBE

H. B. Gullett
c. 1939

Nora Heysen AM

Field Marshal the Lord Birdwood
1938

Barbara Tribe

Captain Francis de Groot
1932

Harold Cazneaux

Eric Douglas
c. 1930

Frank Hurley OBE

Colonel Charles E. Merrett
1925

A S. Peterson

Colonel J.C.M. Traill DSO MC
c. 1921

Harry O'Reilly

John Monash
1919

James Quinn

Edward Telford Simpson
1919

John St Helier Lander

George Langley
1918

James McBey

Frank Wootton
c. 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot)
1897

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)
1875

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
1850 (published)

James Faed, W Wilding after John Watson Gordon

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
1842

Frederick Bromley after Robert Frain

Duke of Wellington
1841

John Lucas

Major Thomas Lord
c. 1840

Henry Mundy

Joseph Paul Gaimard
c. 1830

De Bove

Sir George Young Kt, Admiral of the White Squadron
1814

Blood, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office after John Smart

John Schank Esq. RN
1805

an unknown artist, an unknown artist, J Asperne

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

William Ridley, Bunney & Gold after George Romney

Portrait of Captain Edward Riou
1801

James Heath after Samuel Shelley

Part of the crew of His Majesty's Ship Guardian endeavouring to escape…

Robert Dodd

Lieutenant Shortland
published 1789

W Sherwin after S Shelley

Sir Lawrence Wackett
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Admiral Earl Howe
n.d.

R Cooper after John Singleton Copley

Thad Kosciuszko
n.d.

H B. Hall, W Pate, G P Putman & Co

Lord Kitchener
n.d.

William Howitt

On display: Gallery Six

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Browse the portraits

David Morrison 2016

Peter Brew-Bevan

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson 2013

Richard Larter

Bill Robertson 2008

Paul Gosney

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer 2003

Danelle Bergstrom

Major General Paul Cullen 2002