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George Foletta

George Foletta

George Foletta

George Foletta, n.d.

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Alice Myra Foletta 2006

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Portrait of Leslie Walford, 1970s

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sally Hardy 2019

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William P. Dowling

William Paul Dowling (1824–1877) is thought to have studied art in his native Dublin before settling in London, where he worked as a draughtsman while trying to establish himself as a portraitist.

1 portrait in the collection

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews, c. 1862

Portrait, albumen silver photograph carte de visite on card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

On the passage and pace of time

About Face article

In shock it fluctuates and with age, accelerates. Remembering the First World War and the Easter Rising.

Gustavus Brooke

Gustavus Brooke

Gustavus Brooke

Gustavus Brooke, c. 1865

Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

William Saurin Lyster

William Saurin Lyster

William Saurin Lyster

William Saurin Lyster, mid to late 1860s

Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

Sir Lawrence Wackett

Sir Lawrence Wackett

Sir Lawrence Wackett

Sir Lawrence Wackett, c. 1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Arlette Perkins daughter of Sir Lawrence Wackett 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Madame Marie Carandini

Marie Carandini (née Burgess, 1826–1894), aka 'Madame Carandini', was seven years old when her family arrived in Van Diemen's Land as assisted immigrants.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1960-1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on composition board

Purchased 1999

Finalists announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize

14 November 2018

Archived media releases 2018

The National Portrait Gallery would like to congratulate the forty finalists for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019.

The Textiles Scientist, 2018 by Kate Atkinson

Textiles Scientist Voted the People’s Favourite

Archived media releases 2019

The black and white portrait of an elderly woman with sidelong glance and irreverent, contemplative smile has taken out the people’s choice award in this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet, 1974 (printed 2002)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Olegas Truchanas

Giving a dam

About Face article

Ensconced and meditative in crisp Tasmania, Joanna Gilmour pays tribute to passionate green advocate and photographer Olegas Truchanas.

Osher, 2018 by Stephen Baccon

Snap chat

Magazine article by Anne O'Hehir, 2019

2019 National Photographic Portrait Prize judge Anne O’Hehir looks beneath the surface of this year’s entries.

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe, 1995 (printed 2016)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

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