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Time and Line

In Gallery Seven

Encompassing the 1820s to the 2020s, Time and Line showcases the depth and extent of our drawing collection.

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Portraits on display

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt, 2001 Cherry Hood. © Cherry Hood/Copyright Agency, 2023

Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2022

Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2022

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages

Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman)

Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1976 Charles Blackman OBE. © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023

Sketch for Prime Minister Robert Menzies

Sketch for Prime Minister Robert Menzies, 1960 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2023

Martha Sarah Butler

Martha Sarah Butler, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright

Alice Want

Alice Want, 1853 William Nicholas

Richard Butler

Richard Butler, 1859 Lucy Meadows

Annie Butler

Annie Butler, 1859 Lucy Meadows

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George Langley, 1918 James McBey

Sir Sidney Kidman

Sir Sidney Kidman, 1932 Samuel Woolf

Klaus Friedeberger

Klaus Friedeberger, 1942 Erwin Fabian. © Estate of Erwin Fabian

Dame Margaret Scott

Dame Margaret Scott, 1949 Kenneth Rowell AM. © Estate of Kenneth Rowell

Sir John Eccles

Sir John Eccles, 1959 Pam MacFarlane. © Estate of Pam Macfarlane

Study for

Study for "Barry Humphries in the character of Mrs Everage", 1969 John Brack. © Helen Brack

John Kerr

John Kerr, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)

David Malouf

David Malouf, 1980 Jeffrey Smart AO. © Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman

Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman, 1996 Ralph Heimans AM. © Ralph Heimans

Study for John Bell as King Lear

Study for John Bell as King Lear, 1998-2001 Nicholas Harding. © Nicholas Harding

Jim Conway

Jim Conway, 2006 Greg Warburton. © Greg Warburton

Michael with beetroot sprouting

Michael with beetroot sprouting, 2008 Janet Dawson. © Janet Dawson/Copyright Agency, 2024

Charles Windeyer

Charles Windeyer, 1830s an unknown artist

John Connell

John Connell, c. 1830 Richard Read Jnr

James Macarthur

James Macarthur, c. 1836-1838 an unknown artist

Richard Fitzgerald

Richard Fitzgerald, c. 1838 Edmund Edgar

Jessie Whyte

Jessie Whyte, c. 1840 Thomas Bock

Portrait of Harriet Swan

Portrait of Harriet Swan, c. 1842 an unknown artist

Portrait of Julia Swan

Portrait of Julia Swan, c. 1842 an unknown artist

Edward Paine Butler

Edward Paine Butler, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright

George and Jemima Billet with family

George and Jemima Billet with family, c. 1852 C.H.T. Costantini

Elizabeth Read (née Archer)

Elizabeth Read (née Archer), c. 1853 an unknown artist

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax, c. 1864 Edwin Dalton

Ina Gregory

Ina Gregory, c. 1895 E. Phillips Fox

Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay. © National Library of Australia

Robert Klippel

Robert Klippel, c. 1990 Rosemary Madigan. © Rosemary Madigan/Copyright Agency, 2024

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak, 2003 Nick Mourtzakis. © Nick Mourtzakis

Gough... maintain the rage!

Gough... maintain the rage!, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023

Malcolm Fraser

Malcolm Fraser, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023

Malcolm

Malcolm, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')

Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages

Miss Elizabeth Roberts

Miss Elizabeth Roberts, 1830 Richard Read Jnr

Gamaliel Butler

Gamaliel Butler, c. 1810 an unknown artist

Isabella Louisa Parry

Isabella Louisa Parry, c. 1826 an unknown artist

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt, 1846 Charles Rodius

Theresa and James Laidley Mort

Theresa and James Laidley Mort, 1844 William Nicholas

Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales

Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820 Walter Preston

Nlle. Holland Port Jackson: Sauvages des environs de Sydney: Nani, Taran, Abinghou, Broten, Timbere

Nlle. Holland Port Jackson: Sauvages des environs de Sydney: Nani, Taran, Abinghou, Broten, Timbere, 1825 Jean Coutant after Jacques Etienne Victor Arago

Francis Russell Nixon

Francis Russell Nixon, c. 1845-1855 an unknown artist after George Richmond

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island, 1835 Benjamin Duterrau

Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land

Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land, 1835 Benjamin Duterrau

Elizabeth Walford

Elizabeth Walford, c. 1873 an unknown artist

The Colonel (Portrait of Walter Withers)

The Colonel (Portrait of Walter Withers), 1896 David Davies

William Walford

William Walford, c. 1873 an unknown artist

JS Study 1

JS Study 1, 2014 Jasper Knight. © Jasper Knight/Copyright Agency, 2022

Neilma Gantner

Neilma Gantner, c. 1990 William Kelly OAM. © William Kelly

Portrait of Henry Hopkins

Portrait of Henry Hopkins, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright

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