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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Victoria (1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901.

8 portraits in the collection

William Westall

William Westall

William Westall

William Westall, 1854

William Daniell after George Dance

Portrait, etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Joseph Dalton Hooker

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB MD FRS (1817-1911), botanist, explorer and medical doctor, visited Australia as a member of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition of 1839 to 1843.

2 portraits in the collection

Rosemary Madigan

Rosemary Madigan

Rosemary Madigan

Rosemary Madigan, 1992

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

Inner Worlds

Portraits and Psychology

Previous exhibition, 2011

Portraits of Australia’s pioneering psychologists and artworks by artists fascinated by the subconscious mind.

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, 2014

Portrait, oil and resin on plywood

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2014

Cathryn Fitzpatrick, 2006 Toni Wilkinson

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Trans-, 2004-05 by Tejal Shah

Tejal Shah

by Gitanjali Dang

Born in 1979, Tejal Shah grew up in Chhattisgarh, central India, moving to Bombay in 1995.

George Andronicus

George Andronicus

George Andronicus

George Andronicus, 1985 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Fay Bottrell

Fay Bottrell

Fay Bottrell

Fay Bottrell, 1981

Portrait, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of Elizabeth Campbell-MacKenzie on behalf of the family of David Campbell 2012

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Murray Bail, c. 1980 (printed 2018)

Jacqueline Mitelman

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Major Thomas Lord

Thomas Lord

Thomas Daunt Lord (1783–1865) was the commandant of the convict station on Maria Island from 1825 until 1832.

1 portrait in the collection

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Cathryn Fitzpatrick, 2006

Portrait, inkjet print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Major Thomas Lord

Major Thomas Lord

Major Thomas Lord

Major Thomas Lord, c. 1840

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2015

Maquette for 'Divide'

Sam Jinks

Sam Jinks developed a talent for drawing and constructing his ideas alongside his father, a Melbourne cabinetmaker.

2 portraits in the collection

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Murray Bail, c. 1990

Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of an anonymous donor 2021

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