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Arthur Calwell

Arthur Calwell

Arthur Calwell

Arthur Calwell, n.d.

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur, 1860

Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite photograph, hand coloured on card

Purchased 2020

Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Arthur Murch

Arthur Murch

Arthur Murch

Arthur Murch, 1945

Margaret Michaelis

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio III

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio III

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio III

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio III, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Arthur Boyd with horse hair brush - Bundanon 1993

Arthur Boyd with horse hair brush - Bundanon 1993

Arthur Boyd with horse hair brush - Bundanon 1993

Arthur Boyd with horse hair brush - Bundanon 1993, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper, 1945-1946

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall, 1945

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 1998

Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith, n.d.

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Gift of an anonymous donor 2002

Mawalan Marika

Mawalan Marika

Mawalan Marika

Mawalan Marika, c. 1963

Portrait, oil on canvas on board

Purchased 2015

Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras, 1983

Arthur Fleischmann

Portrait, cast bronze on mosaic tile panel

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sir Charles Mackerras 2009

Rupert C.W. Bunny

Rupert C.W. Bunny

Rupert C.W. Bunny

Rupert C.W. Bunny, 1928

Arthur T. Woodward

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on strawboard

Gift of Ben Travers 2021. Donated through Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Chinese giant Chonkwicsee and companion

Chinese giant Chonkwicsee and companion

Chinese giant Chonkwicsee and companion

Chinese giant Chonkwicsee and companion, 1876

Arthur William Burman

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett, c. 1840

an unknown artist

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett, 1845

Charles Abraham

Portrait, cast plaster

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales, 1789

W Sherwin after Francis Wheatley

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

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