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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.

The Royal Society medal in commemoration of Captain James Cook
The Royal Society medal in commemoration of Captain James Cook
The Royal Society medal in commemoration of Captain James Cook
Lewis Pingo

The Royal Society medal in commemoration of Captain James Cook, 1784

Portrait, silver medal

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Captain James Cook FRS
Captain James Cook FRS
Captain James Cook FRS
Thomas Cook

Captain James Cook FRS, 1784

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gina and Ted Gregg 2010

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
John Webber

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN, 1782

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased by the Commonwealth Government with the generous assistance of Robert Oatley AO and John Schaeffer AO 2000

Samantha Cook
Samantha Cook
Samantha Cook
Penny Tweedie

Samantha Cook, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Islands in the south Seas (The Death of Cook)
View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Islands in the south Seas (The Death of Cook)
View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Islands in the south Seas (The Death of Cook)
Francis Jukes after John Cleveley

View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Islands in the south Seas (The Death of Cook), 1787-1788

Portrait, aquatint, hand coloured on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber
Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber
Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber
Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber, 1784

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

The Death of Captain Cook
The Death of Captain Cook
The Death of Captain Cook
Francesco Bartolozzi, William Byrne after John Webber

The Death of Captain Cook, 1784

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
John Raphael Smith after Sir Benjamin West

Sir Joseph Banks, c. 1788

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased 2010

Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
William Daniell after George Dance

Sir Joseph Banks, 1811

Portrait, soft ground etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt
Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt
Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt
Ern McQuillan OAM

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt, 1954

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004

Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Brian Dunlop

Joseph Brown, 1980

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
William Evans, Anthony Cardon after Sir Thomas Lawrence

Sir Joseph Banks, 1810

Portrait, engraving on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Canberra 2000

Jasperware medallion of Captain James Cook
Jasperware medallion of Captain James Cook
Jasperware medallion of Captain James Cook
Wedgwood and Bentley

Jasperware medallion of Captain James Cook, 1779

Portrait, white on blue Jasper Ware in oval shaped wood and gilt frame

Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Joseph Cotta
Joseph Cotta
Joseph Cotta
Janet Dawson

Joseph Cotta, 1984

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
Noel McKenna

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists, 1996

Portrait, enamel on canvas

Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
Thomas Phillips

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, c. 1814

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2011

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