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Rev. Fred Nile, Festival of Light, Sydney, 1981

Purchased 1999

Autumn in Canberra

In Persuasion (1818), a long walk on a fine autumn day affords Anne Elliot an opportunity to ruminate wistfully and at great length upon declining happiness, youth and hope.

Sir Edward Eyre Williams, 1872

Gift of Ross and Judy O'Connell 2016

Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Marc Newson, 1990

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Chance encounter

Joanna Gilmour explores the life and times of one of Melbourne's early socialites, Jessie Eyre Williams.

Portrait of Lady Eyre Williams (Jessie Gibbon), 1833

Purchased 2009

Painting mates

Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.

John Laws, 1981

Purchased 1999

Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes, 1989

Gift of the artist 2001

Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

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

John Williams, 2006

Captain R.C. Morgan, Missionary ship 'John Williams', n.d.

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gina and Ted Gregg 2010

Marlon Williams, 2015

Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO
Featuring a favourite painting, Fred Williams ‘Wild Dog Creek’ 1977, 2020

Commissioned with funds provided by Nigel Satterley AM and Denise Satterley 2020

John Brack Portraits

The exhibition includes such striking works as Portrait of Fred Williams, and Barry Humphries in the character of Edna Everage, the enigmatic Portrait of Hal Hattam, a group of revealing self portraits including the mysterious Inside and Outside, as well as endearing portraits of the artist's children.