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James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan

James T. Donovan, 1892

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2015

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts, 1910

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2013

The sisters, 1904

Beguiling impressions

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2012

Sarah Engledow is seduced by the portraits and the connections between the artists and their subjects in the exhibition Impressions: Painting light and life.

Tea time, c.1898–1902 by Rupert Bunny (1864–1947)

Impressions

Painting light and life

Previous exhibition, 2011

Impressions: Painting light and life presents portraits by, and of, artists at the heart of Australian impressionism including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin.

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer

Sir William Charles Windeyer, 1892

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the family of Sir Victor and Lady Windeyer 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)

An actress and her fans

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008

Dr. Sarah Engledow discovers the amazing life of Ms. Hilda Spong, little remembered star of the stage, who was captured in a portrait by Tom Roberts.

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong), 1893

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Ian Potter Foundation 2008

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow, 1896

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2006

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Picture this...

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003

This edited version of a speech by Andrew Sayers examines some of the antecedents of the National Portrait Gallery and set out the ideas behind the modern Gallery and its collection.

Portrait of George Selth Coppin

Portrait of George Selth Coppin

Portrait of George Selth Coppin

Portrait of George Selth Coppin, c. 1895-1899

Portrait, oil on cedar panel

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2004

Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901

Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901

Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901

Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901, 1903

Tom Roberts, Goupil & Cie

Portrait, photogravure on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Penny Amberg and Andrew Bond 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir James Reading Fairfax

Sir James Reading Fairfax

Sir James Reading Fairfax

Sir James Reading Fairfax, 1898

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts, 1920

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Gerard Vaughan 2001

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