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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.

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Portrait of Leslie Walford, 1970s

Vaike Liibus
Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sally Hardy 2019

Sir Leslie Herron
Sir Leslie Herron
Sir Leslie Herron

Sir Leslie Herron, 1969

Esme Bell
Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of Susan Crawford OAM 2016

Professor Leslie Wilkinson
Professor Leslie Wilkinson
Professor Leslie Wilkinson

Professor Leslie Wilkinson, 1970

Anthony Browell
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Sir Edward Holden
Sir Edward Holden
Sir Edward Holden

Sir Edward Holden, 1945

Leslie Bowles
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base

Bequest of John J Holden 2005

Phil (Phil May)
Phil (Phil May)
Phil (Phil May)

Phil (Phil May), 1895

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper)

Dan (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1890s

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson), 1885

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson)
a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson)
a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson)

a Postmaster General (Sir James Fergusson), 1892

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2014

Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)
Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean)

Ducker (Douglas Hamilton McLean), 1897

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)
Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper)

Sydney (Sir Daniel Cooper), 1882

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin)
Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin)
Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin)

Australia (The Hon. Alfred Deakin), 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)
The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)
The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth), 1878

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2002

Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot)
Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot)
Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot)

Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot), 1897

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2013

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2014

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)
The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)
The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth)

The Demon bowler (Frederick Robert Spofforth), 1878

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)
Australia (Sir Edmund Barton)

Australia (Sir Edmund Barton), 1902

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)
The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)
The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote)

The Australian Commonwealth (Henry Stafford Northcote), 1904

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)
Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)
Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert), 1895

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman)
Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman)
Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman)

Chelsea Hospital (Sir Henry Wylie Norman), 1903

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Fairie (A W Cox)
Fairie (A W Cox)
Fairie (A W Cox)

Fairie (A W Cox), 1910

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)
New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)
New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp)

New South Wales (Earl Beauchamp), 1899

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

Frank Wootton
Frank Wootton
Frank Wootton

Frank Wootton, c. 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)
Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)
Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford)

Western Australia (Sir Frederick Bedford), 1903

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

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

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

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)
a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)
a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)

a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington), 1892

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

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Dora Byrne, 1951

Richard von Marientreu
Portrait, oil on canvas

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

Elizabeth Walford
Elizabeth Walford
Elizabeth Walford

Elizabeth Walford, c. 1873

an unknown artist
Portrait, pastel over photographic image on paper on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013

William Walford
William Walford
William Walford

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

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Les Murray, 2003

Norman McBeath
Portrait, bromide fibre print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Norman McBeath 2011

Les Murray
Les Murray
Les Murray

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
Study for portrait of Les Murray
Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995

David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

The Dance - David McAllister
The Dance - David McAllister
The Dance - David McAllister

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
Bart Willoughby
Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby, c. 2000

Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march
Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march
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
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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
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

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