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The Capel Family, c. 1640 Cornelius Johnson

The Capel Family

Cornelius Johnson

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II, c. 1661-1662 Sir Peter Lely

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson)

Police (Lieut Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson), 1875

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

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Sir Thomas Lawrence

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was one of the leading portrait painters of the Georgian era.

8 portraits in the collection

Lord Kitchener

Lord Kitchener

Lord Kitchener

Lord Kitchener, n.d.

Portrait, carved Jarrah

Purchased 2016

Unheroic Materialism: little harmless fragments of memory and association: a portrait of Angus Trumble, 2019 Evert Ploeg

The last word

Magazine article by Dr David Hansen, 2022

David Hansen’s tribute to his close friend, prince of words and former National Portrait Gallery director, the late Angus Trumble.

Lord John Russell

Lord John Russell

Lord John Russell

Lord John Russell, 1844

Samuel Bellin after Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Portrait of the Seventh Earl of Hopetoun, the Rt Hon. John Hope

Rt Hon John Adrian Louis Hope KT GCMG GCVO PC

Rt Hon John Adrian Louis Hope KT GCMG GCVO PC, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860–1908) was the first governor general of Australia.

3 portraits in the collection

Sarah Engledow and Acorn, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Explore The Popular Pet Show

The artists and their furry friends

General content

Curator, Sarah Engledow, introduces the artists and the animals in The Popular Pet Show.

Men of the Day No. 5

Henry John Rous

Henry John Rous (1795–1877), naval officer, racing enthusiast and politician, arrived in Sydney in February 1827 as the commander of the frigate HMS Rainbow.

1 portrait in the collection

Thomas Joseph Carr, Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne

Thomas Joseph Carr

Thomas Joseph Carr (1839–1917) was the second Catholic archbishop of Melbourne, the successor to James Alipius Goold.

2 portraits in the collection

Small Holdings (The Earl Carrington Baron Charles Robert Carrington)

Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington

Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington (1843–1928), 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, landowner and Liberal politician, was governor of New South Wales in the late 1880s.

2 portraits in the collection

The Right Honourable William Pitt

The Right Honourable William Pitt

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) was Tory prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801, and of United Kingdom from 1804 to 1806.

1 portrait in the collection

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