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John Christian Watson, known as Chris Watson (1867-1941), Australia’s third Prime Minister, was born in Valparaiso, Chile, grew up in New Zealand and left school at 10 years of age to work on railway construction projects.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Don Watson (b. 1949), writer, is an authority on aspects of Australian history, culture, politics and language.
1 portrait in the collection
Ross Watson specialises in interpolating representations of lithe semi-naked men into copies of paintings by masters such as Vermeer, Ter Borsch, David and Bronzino.
2 portraits in the collection
George John Watson (1829–1906), racing entrepreneur, was born at Ballydarton in Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Jenny Watson (b. 1951), painter and lecturer, studied painting at the NGV school and completed her Dip.
2 portraits in the collection
Gordon Watson AM (1921-1999), pianist and teacher, taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from 1964 to 1986 and was head of its keyboard department when he retired.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
The portrait of Ian Roberts by Ross Watson.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002