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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.

Gordon Watson
Gordon Watson
Gordon Watson
Max Dupain OBE

Gordon Watson, 1964

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
James Faed, W Wilding after John Watson Gordon

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1850 (published)

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Barton and Watson
Barton and Watson
Barton and Watson
G. H. Dancey

Barton and Watson, 1902

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Purchased 2012

Gordon Watson

Gordon Watson AM

Biography

Gordon Watson AM (1921-1999), pianist and teacher, taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from 1964 to 1986 and was head of its keyboard department when he retired.

1 portrait in the collection

Jenny Watson 4, February 1979
Jenny Watson 4, February 1979
Jenny Watson 4, February 1979
Robert Rooney

Jenny Watson 4, February 1979, 1979 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2012

John Hawkesworth LLD
John Hawkesworth LLD
John Hawkesworth LLD
James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds

John Hawkesworth LLD, c. 1850 (originally 1776)

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Don Watson
Don Watson
Don Watson
Anna Sande

Don Watson, 2002

Portrait, oil on canvas board

Gift of the artist 2004

John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
Edouard Gatel

John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
Jiawei Shen

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Mundango Charitable Trust and Claudia Hyles 2006

Gordon Andrews, Lovett Bay, Sydney
Gordon Andrews, Lovett Bay, Sydney
Gordon Andrews, Lovett Bay, Sydney
David Moore

Gordon Andrews, Lovett Bay, Sydney, 1987 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

Adam Lindsay Gordon
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Adam Lindsay Gordon
S. Milbourn Jnr

Adam Lindsay Gordon, 1890-1894

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
David Moore

Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, 1968 (printed 2000)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson]
Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson]
Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson]
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times

Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson], 1874

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Gordon Chater
Gordon Chater
Gordon Chater
Robert McFarlane

Gordon Chater, c. 1993 (printed 2017)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Melbourne Spurr

Dorothy Gordon, c. 1922

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Gordon Shepherdson
Gordon Shepherdson
Gordon Shepherdson
Andrew Sibley

Gordon Shepherdson, 1980

Portrait, brush and ink on paper

Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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