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Ralph Barton

Biography

Ralph Barton, American cartoonist and caricaturist, produced a body of work that epitomises American high life in the 1920s.

1 portrait in the collection

Del Kathryn Barton the daughter 2012

Maiden Mother Crone

Exhibition

Enter the intricate and elaborate worlds of contemporary artists Del Kathryn Barton, Emily Hunt and Jess Johnson.

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

Barton and Watson, 1902

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Purchased 2012

The Federal Leader Edmund Barton
The Federal Leader Edmund Barton
The Federal Leader Edmund Barton
Nelson Illingworth

The Federal Leader Edmund Barton, c. 1900

Portrait, cast plaster, painted

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton
Crown Studios

Edmund Barton, c. 1903

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Charles Haddon Chambers
Charles Haddon Chambers
Charles Haddon Chambers
Ralph Barton

Charles Haddon Chambers, 1921

Portrait, ink and watercolour on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton), 1902

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

The Reverend Ralph Sutton
The Reverend Ralph Sutton
The Reverend Ralph Sutton
Max Dupain OBE

The Reverend Ralph Sutton, 1935

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on card

Gift of Reverend Ralph Sutton's daughters Arlene Howes and Megan Newman in memory of Ralph Sutton and in tribute to his wife Dorothy Sutton 2011

Mr Barton 'Overworked'
Mr Barton 'Overworked'
Mr Barton 'Overworked'
Livingston Hopkins

Mr Barton 'Overworked', 1893

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales
General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales
General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales
John R. Jackson after John Linnell

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales, c. 1840

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased 2018

In Between

The National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

Browse the full list of portraits from the collection that are on view now.

Maggie
Maggie
Maggie
Del Kathryn Barton

Maggie, 2023

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and pigment liner on French linen

Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie and James Baillie 2023

First High Court of Australia
First High Court of Australia
First High Court of Australia
an unknown artist

First High Court of Australia, c. 1903

Portrait, albumen silver photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

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Ralph Heimans AM

Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998

Portrait, pencil on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

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Ralph Heimans AM

Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998

Portrait, pencil, watercolour and ink on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

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Ralph Heimans AM

Study "Radical Restraint: A Portrait of Michael Kirby", 1998

Portrait, pencil and crayon on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

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