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Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Peter Weir, 1974 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Gillian Armstrong AM

Gillian Armstrong AM

Gillian Armstrong AM

Gillian Armstrong AM, 1973

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

William Beckwith McInnes

William Beckwith McInnes

William Beckwith McInnes

William Beckwith McInnes, n.d.

Gordon Furlee Brown

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 1999

Will Dyson

Will Dyson

Will Dyson

Will Dyson, c. 1931

Gordon Furlee Brown

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

The Reverend Dr Gordon Powell AM MA BD

The Reverend Dr Gordon Powell AM MA BD

The Reverend Dr Gordon Powell AM MA BD

The Reverend Dr Gordon Powell AM MA BD, c. 1986

Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of the Powell and Beynon families 2010

Lord Casey

Lord Casey

Lord Casey

Lord Casey, 1938

Gordon Furlee Brown

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1850 (published)

James Faed, W Wilding after John Watson Gordon

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Radical Restraint
Justice Michael Kirby

Radical Restraint
Justice Michael Kirby

Radical Restraint
Justice Michael Kirby

Radical Restraint
Justice Michael Kirby, 1998

Ralph Heimans AM

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales, c. 1840

John R. Jackson after John Linnell

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased 2018

Ellen Stirling

Duty bound

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009

Joanna Gilmour explores the life of colonial women Lady Ellen Stirling, Eliza Darling, Lady Eliza Arthur, Elizabeth Macquarie and Lady Jane Franklin.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated, 1891

an unknown artist

Portrait, engraving on paper (4 sheets)

Purchased 2009

Gordon Darling Hall

Gordon Darling Hall

Just inside the entrance, the Hall has a soaring ceiling and plenty of natural light.

Darling Portrait Prize 2024

Upcoming exhibition

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford

Darling Portrait Prize 2022

Previous exhibition, 2022

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

Maria, 2022 Sean Hutton

Darling Portrait Prize

Prizes and awards

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015), who was instrumental in establishing the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

Gordon and Marilyn Darling

Honour board

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