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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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Thomas Clark

Thomas Clark, teacher and painter, arrived in Victoria from England in about 1852, having been anatomical draftsman at King's College London and headmaster of the Birmingham School of Design.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Tam Purves

Thomas Purves

Thomas Purves (1909-1969), known as Tam, founded the Australian Galleries in Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne with his wife Anne in 1956.

1 portrait in the collection

Thomas Pearce

Thomas Pearce

Thomas Pearce (c. 1860-1909) was an apprentice on the English merchant vessel the Loch Ard, which embarked for Victoria in March 1878 carrying 37 crew and 16 passengers, many from the Carmichael family.

1 portrait in the collection

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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

Round the World (Thomas Brassey)

Thomas Brassey

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836–1918), politician and governor, studied law and modern history at Oxford, but abandoned law for a career in politics two years after being called to the Bar.

1 portrait in the collection

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)

Thomas Lonigan

A police party comprising Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Lonigan, Scanlan and McIntyre was dispatched to capture the Kelly gang in 1878.

1 portrait in the collection

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)

Thomas McIntyre

A police party comprising Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Lonigan, Scanlan and McIntyre was dispatched to capture the Kelly gang in 1878.

1 portrait in the collection

Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally part 1

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1967

Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally part 2

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1967

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1829 Sir Thomas Lawrence

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Sir Thomas Lawrence

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Self portrait, 1971

Thomas de Kessler

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Diana de Kessler 2009

Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, 1812 Sir Thomas Lawrence

Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry

Sir Thomas Lawrence

Karl Friedrich Abel, c. 1765 Thomas Gainsborough

Karl Friedrich Abel

Thomas Gainsborough

William Wilberforce, 1828 Sir Thomas Lawrence

William Wilberforce

Sir Thomas Lawrence

Video still from Dream Job, 2011 by David M Thomas

My dream job

Magazine article by David Thomas AM, 2012

Artist David M Thomas lists some of the ideas and influences behind his video portraits.

Edward Knox Jnr and Thomas Forster Knox.

Thomas Forster Knox

The Knox's third son, Thomas Forster Knox (1849-1919) followed his father and older brother into business, and became prominent in the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

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