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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.

Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards
Bridget Elliot

Ross Edwards, 2013

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2013, to mark the 70th birthday of composer Ross Edwards (23 December 2013)

Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards
John Elliott

Robert Edwards, 2009

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Art Exhibitions Australia 2009

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Max Newton

Ross Edwards, 1971

Portrait, watercolour and ink on paper

Gift of John F Newton 2026

Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards
Bradley and Rulofson

Henry Edwards, c. 1874

Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
an unknown artist

Mary Hassall (née Rouse), c. 1850

Portrait, hand coloured photograph

Gift of Pamela Glasson 2009
Collected by Leila Haigh (nee Rouse)

Mary, Botany Bay tribe
Mary, Botany Bay tribe
Mary, Botany Bay tribe
William Fernyhough

Mary, Botany Bay tribe, 1836

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Robert Edwards AO 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer
Freeman Brothers

Mary Windeyer, c. 1891

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on studio mount

Gift of J.B. Windeyer 2018

Mary Ware
Mary Ware
Mary Ware
Robert Dowling

Mary Ware, c. 1854

Portrait, oil on canvas on board

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014

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Mary Edwards

Miniature – Self-portrait, c.1915

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of Ross Wellings in memory of Kevin Wellings and Tom Terry 2026

Ann Mary Windeyer
Ann Mary Windeyer
Ann Mary Windeyer
G Ziegler

Ann Mary Windeyer, 1847

Portrait, pastel and gouache on paper laid down on backing sheet

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joanna Russell Maher (née Windeyer) 2018

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Mary Edwards

Portrait of Margaret Coen, 1943

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Gift of Meg Stewart 2024

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Jiawei Shen

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Lyall Trindall

Dame Mary Gilmore, c. 1938

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Jiawei Shen

Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study)
Jiawei Shen

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study), 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Jiawei Shen

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005

Portrait, black pastel on brown paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

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