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Soft cap #6
1995

Anne Ferran

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Soft cap #5
1995

Anne Ferran

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Soft cap #4
1995

Anne Ferran

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Soft cap #3
1995

Anne Ferran

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Soft cap #2
1995

Anne Ferran

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Soft cap #1
1995

Anne Ferran

Jim Pike

Jim Pike
c. 1913

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Eight
Jimmy Melrose and his mother Hilda Westley

Jimmy Melrose and his mother Hilda Westley
1934

an unknown artist

Christine Audrey Pecket painting 'Self Portrait in a Brown Coat at the Sydney Technical College'

Christine Audrey Pecket painting 'Self Portrait in a Brown Coat at the…

an unknown artist

Christian Waller

Christian Waller
c. 1920s

an unknown artist

John Vickery

John Vickery
c. 1929

an unknown artist

William at Queensland University

William at Queensland University
1968/2008

William Yang, an unknown artist

Self Portrait #2

Self Portrait #2
1947/2007

William Yang, an unknown artist

Queen Victoria in mourning, with a portrait of Prince Albert

Queen Victoria in mourning, with a portrait of Prince Albert
c. 1862

an unknown artist

A nation mourns the loss

A nation mourns the loss
c. 1861

an unknown artist

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra)

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra)
c. 1862

an unknown artist after Georg Emil Hansen

Elizabeth Read (née Archer)

Elizabeth Read (née Archer)
c. 1853

an unknown artist

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol
1867

an unknown artist

James Macarthur

James Macarthur
c. 1836-1838

an unknown artist

Anna Josepha King

Anna Josepha King
c. 1826-1832

an unknown artist

Edward Henty

Edward Henty
late 19th century

an unknown artist

Thomas Fitzherbert Hawkins

Thomas Fitzherbert Hawkins
c. 1790

an unknown artist

William St Leonards Robertson (standing) beside an unidentified man

William St Leonards Robertson (standing) beside an unidentified man
early 1880s

an unknown artist

Portrait of a young man, held to be John Robertson

Portrait of a young man, held to be John Robertson
c. 1852

an unknown artist

Maria Jane Dowling

Maria Jane Dowling
c. 1862

an unknown artist

Leura Dowling

Leura Dowling
c. 1861

an unknown artist

Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]

Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]…

an unknown artist

Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling  [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]

Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and…

an unknown artist

Portrait of Dr John Hawkesworth

Portrait of Dr John Hawkesworth
c. 1770

an unknown artist after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Jane Franklin

Jane Franklin
c. 1866-1875

an unknown artist after Thomas Bock

Maria Windeyer

Maria Windeyer
c. 1860s

an unknown artist

James Horatio Nelson Cassell

James Horatio Nelson Cassell
late 1840s to early 1850s

an unknown artist

Martha Cassell

Martha Cassell
late 1840s to early 1850s

an unknown artist

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr
c. 1908

an unknown artist

Jenny Howard

Jenny Howard
c. 1930s

an unknown artist

Sylvia Breamer

Sylvia Breamer
c. 1917-1919

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde (in blue dress)

Florrie Forde (in blue dress)
c. 1918

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde
c. 1915

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde the Original Singer of

Florrie Forde the Original Singer of "Tipperary"
c. 1910

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde (in hat)

Florrie Forde (in hat)
c. 1905

an unknown artist

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde
c. 1930

an unknown artist

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Joe Darling (image plate from The Empire's Cricketers. London: Fine Art…

an unknown artist after Albert Chevallier Tayler

Victor Richardson

Victor Richardson
1920s

an unknown artist

John Dunn

John Dunn
c. 1880s

an unknown artist

William Dampier

William Dampier
c. 1780

an unknown artist after Thomas Murray

Rosalie Kunoth

Rosalie Kunoth
1953 printed 1958

an unknown artist

Maie Casey

Maie Casey
1953

an unknown artist

La Milo (Miss Pansy Montague)

La Milo (Miss Pansy Montague)
c. 1905

an unknown artist

La Milo in Lady Godiva procession, Coventry, 1907

La Milo in Lady Godiva procession, Coventry
1907

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague

The Water Nymph, Miss Pansy Montague
c. 1905

an unknown artist

David Brown Dignam [and] George Barrington drawn from the life

David Brown Dignam [and] George Barrington drawn from the life
1777

an unknown artist, The London Magazine

The Sculling Match at Sydney for the Championship of the World

The Sculling Match at Sydney for the Championship of the World
1877

an unknown artist, The Australasian Sketcher

Binem Grunstein

Binem Grunstein
c. 1948

an unknown artist

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia
c. 1890

an unknown artist

Men of the Day No. 57

Men of the Day No. 57 "Old Bones" (Sir Richard Owen)
1873

an unknown artist, Vanity Fair Magazine

Gamaliel Butler

Gamaliel Butler
c. 1810

an unknown artist

Tom Wills

Tom Wills
c. 1857 (printed c. 1905-1910)

an unknown artist

Horace Spencer Wills and Cedric Spencer Wills

Horace Spencer Wills and Cedric Spencer Wills
c. 1859

an unknown artist

Emily Spencer Wills

Emily Spencer Wills
c. 1855

an unknown artist

Thomas Wentworth Wills

Thomas Wentworth Wills
c. 1859

an unknown artist

Horatio Spencer Wills

Horatio Spencer Wills
c. 1855

an unknown artist

Isabella Louisa Parry

Isabella Louisa Parry
c. 1826

an unknown artist

Marianne Egan and her children Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William Cahuac

Marianne Egan and her children Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William…

an unknown artist

Captain Matthew Flinders RN

Captain Matthew Flinders RN
1814

an unknown artist, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office

Sarah Simpson

Sarah Simpson
c. 1866

an unknown artist

Alfred Simpson

Alfred Simpson
c. 1866

an unknown artist

Sir Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Menzies
c. 1963-1964

an unknown artist

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland
c. 1810

an unknown artist

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett

Dr. Arthur Martin a'Beckett
c. 1840

an unknown artist

Master Johnny Day, Australian Champion Pedestrian

Master Johnny Day, Australian Champion Pedestrian
c. 1866

an unknown artist

William Beach

William Beach
1888

an unknown artist

Archbishop Vaughan

Archbishop Vaughan
c. 1880

an unknown artist

Henry Wade

Henry Wade
c. 1841

an unknown artist

William Walford

William Walford
c. 1873

an unknown artist

Elizabeth Walford

Elizabeth Walford
c. 1873

an unknown artist

Sir Henry Parkes

Sir Henry Parkes
c. 1889

an unknown artist

Life mask of John Bell

Life mask of John Bell
c. 1980

an unknown artist

Malcolm Williamson

Malcolm Williamson
1948

an unknown artist

The people's champion, Mr Lang

The people's champion, Mr Lang
c. 1927

an unknown artist

Fanny Jane Marlay

Fanny Jane Marlay
c. 1841

an unknown artist

Captain John Lort Stokes

Captain John Lort Stokes
c. 1841

an unknown artist

Portrait of Julia Swan

Portrait of Julia Swan
c. 1842

an unknown artist

Portrait of Harriet Swan

Portrait of Harriet Swan
c. 1842

an unknown artist

Gamaliel Butler

Gamaliel Butler
c. 1824

an unknown artist

Elizabeth Rouse (copy of drawing by William Griffith)

Elizabeth Rouse (copy of drawing by William Griffith)
c. 1847

an unknown artist after William Griffith

Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson

Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson
c. 1880

George S Bryant & Co, Boston

Professor John Le Gay Brereton

Professor John Le Gay Brereton
c. 1930

an unknown artist

Mary Windeyer on the verandah at Tomago, NSW

Mary Windeyer on the verandah at Tomago, NSW
c. 1880s

an unknown artist

Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait)

Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937…

an unknown artist

Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane,

Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937…

an unknown artist

Willie Edward Harney, aged 18

Willie Edward Harney, aged 18
c. 1913

an unknown artist

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