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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 both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova
Harold Cazneaux

Anna Pavlova, 1926

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Anna Meares
Anna Meares
Anna Meares
Narelle Autio

Anna Meares, 2018

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018

Anna Josepha King
Anna Josepha King
Anna Josepha King
an unknown artist

Anna Josepha King, c. 1826-1832

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory

Purchased 2018

Anna Volska
Anna Volska
Anna Volska
Stuart Campbell

Anna Volska, n.d.

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012

Anna Frances Walker
Anna Frances Walker
Anna Frances Walker
George Perry

Anna Frances Walker, c. 1865

Portrait, albumen print photograph, carte de visite format on paper on card

Purchased 2022

Don Watson
Don Watson
Don Watson
Anna Sande

Don Watson, 2002

Portrait, oil on canvas board

Gift of the artist 2004

image not online
Clifton Pugh AO

John Olsen, 1971

Portrait, oil on board

Gift of the Bardas families, in memory of Sandra Bardas OAM and David Bardas AO 2024. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born
Samuel Hodge

Romance Was Born, 2025

Portrait, photographic installation, collaged pigment prints, wallpaper

Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie 2025

Anna Meares and Narelle Autio

'Come along for the ride'
Portrait story

Champion track cyclist, Anna Meares, discusses her portrait with artist Narelle Autio.

Anna Frances Walker

Anna F. Walker

Biography

Anna Frances Walker (1830–1913), botanical artist and collector, was one of the thirteen children of Thomas Walker, a high-ranking colonial public servant, and his wife Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of merchant and landowner John Blaxland.

1 portrait in the collection

image not online

Anna Sande

Biography

Anna Sande is a Victorian painter, photographer, curator and writer. With qualifications in art history and political science from the University of Melbourne, she was co-founder and joint co-ordinator of the Women's Art Register Extension Project, established at Carringbush Library in 1977 and now a substantial reference resource on women’s art work.

1 portrait in the collection

Anna Meares

Anna Meares OAM

Biography

Anna Meares OAM (b. 1983) is both the youngest Australian track cyclist and first Australian female track cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal.

1 portrait in the collection

Anna Volska

Anna Volska

Biography

Anna Volska (b. 1944), actor, came from Poland to Australia with her mother when she was seven.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Robert Helpmann
Sir Robert Helpmann
Sir Robert Helpmann
Jozef Vissel

Sir Robert Helpmann, c. 1965 (printed 2015)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jozef Vissel 2015

Rosemary Dobson
Rosemary Dobson
Rosemary Dobson
Max Dupain OBE

Rosemary Dobson, 1981

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rex Dupain 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
David Moore

Robert Helpmann, 1969

Portrait, montage of gelatin silver photographs on paper

Purchased 1998

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