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Geoffroy St Hilaire

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844), naturalist, established the principle of ‘unity of composition’.

1 portrait in the collection

Geoffroy St Hilaire

Geoffroy St Hilaire

Geoffroy St Hilaire

Geoffroy St Hilaire, c. 1845

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Portrait of Mary MacKillop c 1873

The Saint and the merchant

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010

Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.

Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin)

Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin)

Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin)

Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin), 2006

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2008

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Howard Tangye

Figurative abstract artist and designer Howard Tangye was born in Queensland in 1948 and lived and worked in London from the 1970s until recently.

1 portrait in the collection

The man who raised me, 2016 by Steven Lloyd

The man who raised me, 2016

by Steven Lloyd

The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer

The mahi-mahi, 2019

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Susie Bick

Susie Bick (b. 1966) was born in Cheshire, England. Discovered at age fourteen, Bick had modelled for album covers for bands including Roxy Music and The Damned, appeared in advertising campaigns for Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and other fashion houses, and walked the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood and others.

1 portrait in the collection

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François Bonneville

François Bonneville was one of the leading French engravers of the period of the Revolution, selling his works at the Imprimérie du Cercle Social on the Rue du Théâtre-Francais until 1797, and then, until 1814, at successive premises on the Rue Saint Jacques.

2 portraits in the collection

Portrait 54

Explore an Indian treasure trove, photography by Robert McFarlane and Nan Goldin, Michael Taylor's expressionist paintings, the Great War portraits, and more!

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir

Adut Akech Bior

Adut Akech Bior (b. 1999), supermodel, was born in South Sudan and spent the first several years of her life in the UN's Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya, after her family fled from civil war.

4 portraits in the collection

David Beckham, November 1998 Lorenzo Agius

David Beckham

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Reginald Gray

Reginald Gray (1930–2013) was a professional portraitist. Born in Dublin, he studied at the National College of Art and Design, and became a designer for the Pike and Gate Theatres in Dublin and the Lyric Theatre in London.

1 portrait in the collection

George Hoyningen-Huene and Jessie the Barmaid

George Hoyningen-Huene

Baron George Hoyningen-Huene (1900–1968) was a high-profile American fashion photographer and Hollywood figure.

1 portrait in the collection

Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France, 1939 Lee Miller

Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France

Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce AO

Phillip Noyce AO (b. 1950), director, was part of the first student intake at the Australian Film and Television School in 1973.

2 portraits in the collection

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