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Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), signing his work 'Spy', was the most famous of the stable of caricaturists, including Sir Max Beerbohm and Carlo Pellegrini, who worked for the weekly English magazine Vanity Fair from 1869 to 1914.

31 portraits in the collection

Leslie Bowles

Magazine article by Leslie Ureña, 2020

Leslie Bowles (1885-1954), sculptor, was born in Sydney and began his studies in modelling and woodcarving at the Brisbane Technical College.

1 portrait in the collection

Friends' Farewell, 2006

by Leslie Arnott

Image

Marian Anderson, contralto, New York, June 30, 1955 Richard Avedon

The right note

Marian Anderson’s glorious voice thrust her into stardom, and a more reluctant role as American civil rights pioneer.

Professor Leslie Wilkinson

Professor Leslie Wilkinson (1882-1973) was born in London and initially apprenticed to a stained-glass designer before studying architecture at the Royal Academy (1902-1906).

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Leslie Herron KBE CMG KStJ

Magazine article by Ashleigh Wadman, 2012

Sir Leslie Herron CMG (1902-1973), Chief Justice of New South Wales, graduated in law from the University of Sydney in 1924.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Leslie Walford, 1970s

Vaike Liibus

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sally Hardy 2019

Vanity fair

Ashleigh Wadman rediscovers the Australian characters represented with a kindly touch by the British portrait artist Leslie Ward for the society magazine Vanity Fair.

Sir Leslie Herron, 1969

Esme Bell

Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of Susan Crawford OAM 2016

Professor Leslie Wilkinson, 1970

Anthony Browell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Mr Walford, 2006

by Dean Golja

Image

Sir Edward Holden, 1945

Leslie Bowles

Portrait, cast bronze on granite base

Bequest of John J Holden 2005

Phil (Phil May), 1895

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1890s

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006

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

Promise Fulfilled

The life and achievements of Sir Edward Holden, who is represented in the portrait collection by a bust created by Leslie Bowles.

a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson)

a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson), 1892

Purchased 2014

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth), 1878

Purchased 2015

Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean), 1897

Purchased 2015

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson), 1885

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

H. Searle Professional Champion Sculler of the World (Henry Searle)

H. Searle Professional Champion Sculler of the World (Henry Searle), 1889

Purchased 2014

Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot)

Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot), 1897

Purchased 2013

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1882

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin), 1908

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

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth), 1878

Purchased 2002

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton), 1902

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

International Penny Postage (Mr John Henniker Heaton MP)

International Penny Postage (Mr John Henniker Heaton MP), 1887

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman)

Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman), 1903

Purchased 2015

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert), 1895

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

The Cape High Commissioner (Sir Henry Brougham Loch)

The Cape High Commissioner (Sir Henry Brougham Loch), 1894

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

The Cape of Good Hope ( Sir Henry Barkly)

The Cape of Good Hope ( Sir Henry Barkly), 1887

Purchased 2015

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote), 1904

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

Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar), 1894

Purchased 2015

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp), 1899

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

fresh from the Channel Fleet (Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson)

fresh from the Channel Fleet (Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson), 1901

Purchased 2015

Peace and War (Mr A. G. Hales), 1908

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

Small Holdings (The Earl Carrington Baron Charles Robert Carrington)

Small Holdings (The Earl Carrington Baron Charles Robert Carrington), 1907

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

Fairie (A W Cox), 1910

Purchased 2015

New South Wales (Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child-Villiers)

New South Wales (Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child-Villiers), 1890

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP), 1903

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

Candidate for Chelsea (9th Earl of Kintore)

Candidate for Chelsea (9th Earl of Kintore), 1880

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

Purchased 2015

Frank Wootton, c. 1908

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

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford), 1903

Purchased 2015

a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington), 1892

Purchased 2015

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope), 1900

Magazine article by Leslie Moran, 2007

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Judicial portraits

Leslie Moran investigates the portraits of judges in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.

Dora Byrne

Dora was the fourth child of Doretta and Stuart Alexander, her father the owner of a farming property near Albury, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Dora Byrne, 1951

Richard von Marientreu

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013

Andrew Mezei

Andrew Mezei (b. 1963), artist, was born to Hungarian refugee parents in Melbourne and grew up in their leather-goods workshop, observing their adherence to a tradition of fine European craftsmanship.

1 portrait in the collection

William Walford

Francis William Barnard Walford (1821–1896), businessman and landowner, was born in Hobart, the son of Barnard Walford (1801–1846), a publican and victualler; and the grandson of Barnard Walford senior (c.

1 portrait in the collection

Esme Bell

Archived media releases 2016

Esme Bell (1919-2018), daughter of inventor, animal fancier and philanthropist Sir Edward Hallstrom, wrote and illustrated a children’s book, The Rainbow Painter, which was published in 1939.

2 portraits in the collection

David McAllister to join National Portrait Gallery collection

26 April 2016

Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister AM will join the Portrait Gallery’s national collection in a newly-commissioned portrait taken by illustrious Australian photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan.

Les Murray AO

Leslie Allan ‘Les’ Murray AO (1938-2019) was acknowledged during his lifetime as one of the great poets writing in English.

4 portraits in the collection

Bart Willoughby

Portrait, pastel over photographic image on paper on canvas

Bart Willoughby (b. 1960) is a Pitjantjantjara and Mirning singer/songwriter who is one of the Stolen Generations.

2 portraits in the collection

Elizabeth Walford, c. 1873

an unknown artist

Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013

William Walford, c. 1873

an unknown artist

Portrait, pastel over photographic image on paper on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013

Les Murray, 2003

Norman McBeath

Portrait, bromide fibre print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Norman McBeath 2011

Les Murray, 1995

David Naseby

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995

David Naseby

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

The Dance - David McAllister, 2016

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by The Stuart Leslie Foundation 2016

Bart Willoughby, c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Elizabeth Walford

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

1 portrait in the collection

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march, 1982

Juno Gemes

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

Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait

Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister", 2016

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, 48 page journal with 25 illustrated pages in pencil, pastel, ink and collage of printed images with masking tape

Commissioned with funds provided by The Stuart Leslie Foundation 2016

Michael Peck

Previous exhibition, 2005

Michael Peck, artist and academic, was born in Melbourne in 1977; he was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Art (honours) (Painting) from Monash University and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions since 1998.

1 portrait in the collection

Donors

$10,000 - $49,999

Honour board

Cecil Beaton

Portraits

Accomplished illustrator, painter, writer and diarist, set designer and one of the most distinguished photographers of the twentieth century, Cecil Beaton is renowned for his portraits of well known faces from the worlds of fashion, literature, and film.

Max Schubert