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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.

Taylor Cooper
Taylor Cooper
Taylor Cooper
Robert Fielding

Taylor Cooper, 2021

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022

Ron and Valerie Taylor
Ron and Valerie Taylor
Ron and Valerie Taylor
an unknown artist

Ron and Valerie Taylor, n.d.

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of Valerie Taylor and Ron Taylor AM 2006

Carl Cooper
Carl Cooper
Carl Cooper
Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Carl Cooper, 1945-1946

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1882

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1890s

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Bill Leak

Mark Taylor, 1999

Portrait, ink and watercolour on paper and acetate

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999

Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
John Austin

Howard Taylor, 1988 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
John Austin

Howard Taylor, 1988 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Ross Honeysett

Noah Taylor, 1994 (printed 2010)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010

Paul Taylor 1, 1984
Paul Taylor 1, 1984
Paul Taylor 1, 1984
Robert Rooney

Paul Taylor 1, 1984, 1984 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America
The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America
The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America
A & G Taylor

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America, 1878

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)

Sir Daniel Cooper

Biography

Sir Daniel Cooper (1821-1902), merchant and philanthropist, came to Australia in 1843 and opened a business, Cooper Bros, which was later reputed to be 'the most extensive mercantile house in the Australian colonies'.

2 portraits in the collection

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)
The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)
The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)
J D. Cooper

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong), c. 1880

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Purchased 2014

Admiral Earl Howe
Admiral Earl Howe
Admiral Earl Howe
R Cooper after John Singleton Copley

Admiral Earl Howe, n.d.

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012

Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson
Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson
Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson
George S Bryant & Co, Boston

Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson, c. 1880

Portrait, 39 tintype photographs in an album

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of FW Macpherson 2012

Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper

Biography

Carl Cooper (1912-1966), ceramic decorator, contracted poliomyelitis in his twenties.

1 portrait in the collection

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