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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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Portraits

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse), c. 1850

an unknown artist

Portrait, hand coloured photograph

Gift of Pamela Glasson 2009
Collected by Leila Haigh (nee Rouse)

Martha Kermode

Martha Kermode

Martha Kermode

Martha Kermode, c. 1840

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2008. The original frame for this work was donated to the National Portrait Gallery of Australia by the National Gallery of Victoria 2009.

'awk' (Bob Hawke)

'awk' (Bob Hawke)

'awk' (Bob Hawke)

'awk' (Bob Hawke), 1972

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Gift of HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast 2019 with the encouragement of Patrick Corrigan AM

Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe

Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe

Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe

Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe, 1836

William Fernyhough

Portrait, lithographic print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Robert Edwards AO 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus, 1953

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Bust of Frank McIlwraith

Bust of Frank McIlwraith

Bust of Frank McIlwraith

Bust of Frank McIlwraith, 1937

Portrait, cast bronze, patinated

Gift of the Estate of the late Barbara Tribe 2009

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber, 1784

Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam, 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

John Knatchbull, Murderer of Mrs Ellen Jamieson

John Knatchbull, Murderer of Mrs Ellen Jamieson

John Knatchbull, Murderer of Mrs Ellen Jamieson

John Knatchbull, Murderer of Mrs Ellen Jamieson, 1844

Charles Rodius, Hiberian Printing Office

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

John Shirlow

John Shirlow

John Shirlow

John Shirlow, c. 1937

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

William Dobell

William Dobell

William Dobell

William Dobell, 1943

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Anderson, daughter of Max Dupain 2017.
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

William Dobell

William Dobell

William Dobell

William Dobell, 1942

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard King 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group, 1940s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Right Honourable Charles Lord Hawkesbury, Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster

The Right Honourable Charles Lord Hawkesbury, Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster

The Right Honourable Charles Lord Hawkesbury, Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster

The Right Honourable Charles Lord Hawkesbury, Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster, 1788

John Murphy after George Romney

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

William John Wills

William John Wills

William John Wills

William John Wills, c. 1861

De Gruchy & Leigh

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova, 1926

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

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