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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.

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Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes
1963

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery One
Some lads #5

Some lads #5
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

On display: Gallery Four
Some lads #4

Some lads #4
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

On display: Gallery Four
Some lads #3

Some lads #3
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

On display: Gallery Four
Some lads #2

Some lads #2
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

On display: Gallery Four
Portrait of Jill

Portrait of Jill
2021

Graeme Drendel

On display: Gallery One
The hoodie

The hoodie
2021 (printed 2023)

Jacob Nash

On display: Gallery Four
June Dally-Watkins

June Dally-Watkins
1959

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey
1957

Nancy Menetrey

On display: Gallery One
David Lloyd Jones

David Lloyd Jones
1944

Sir William Dobell OBE

On display: Gallery One
Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley
1909

Violet Teague

On display: Gallery One
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
1996

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait with Bottlebrush

Self portrait with Bottlebrush
1991

Margaret Olley AC

On display: Gallery One
Self Portrait in a Brown Coat

Self Portrait in a Brown Coat
1936

Christine A. Pecket

On display: Gallery One
James Macarthur

James Macarthur
c. 1836-1838

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
The Simpling Macaroni (Dr Daniel Solander)

The Simpling Macaroni (Dr Daniel Solander)
1772

Matthias Darly

On display: Gallery Five
The Fly Catching Macaroni (Sir Joseph Banks)

The Fly Catching Macaroni (Sir Joseph Banks)
1772

Matthias Darly

On display: Gallery Five
The Botanic Macaroni (Sir Joseph Banks)

The Botanic Macaroni (Sir Joseph Banks)
1772

Matthias Darly

On display: Gallery Five
Richard Tognetti #1510

Richard Tognetti #1510
2018

Louise Hearman

On display: Gallery Two
Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy

Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy
2018

Deidre But-Husaim

On display: Gallery One
Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman

Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman
c. 1956

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Two
Rachel Roxburgh

Rachel Roxburgh
1939

Adelaide Perry

On display: Gallery One
William Robertson junior

William Robertson junior
c. 1857

Conway Hart

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)
1944

David Strachan

On display: Gallery One
William Dampier

William Dampier
c. 1780

an unknown artist after Thomas Murray

On display: Gallery Five
George and Jemima Billet with family

George and Jemima Billet with family
c. 1852

C.H.T. Costantini

On display: Gallery Six
Ningali Lawford-Wolf

Ningali Lawford-Wolf
1996 (printed 2016)

Stuart Spence

On display: Gallery Four
Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown
1957

Graham Sutherland

On display: Gallery One
David Collins Esq

David Collins Esq
1804

Anthony Cardon after John T. Barber

On display: Gallery Five
Alan Marshall

Alan Marshall
1971

Noel Counihan

On display: Gallery One
Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History

Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History
2013

Weng-Ho Chong

On display: Gallery Two
Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)

Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)
1955

Lina Bryans

On display: Gallery One
William Bligh

William Bligh
c. 1776

John Webber

On display: Gallery Five
Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper
1945-1946

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

On display: Gallery One
Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks
1811

William Daniell after George Dance

On display: Gallery Five
Ivy Shore

Ivy Shore
1961

Graeme Inson

On display: Gallery One
The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir Joseph Banks)

The great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath Butterfly (Sir…

James Gillray

On display: Gallery Five
Telphia

Telphia
1990 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley

On display: Gallery Four
Delores

Delores
1990 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley

On display: Gallery Four
Fanny Jane Marlay

Fanny Jane Marlay
c. 1841

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Portrait of Julia Swan

Portrait of Julia Swan
c. 1842

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Portrait of Harriet Swan

Portrait of Harriet Swan
c. 1842

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Maisie

Maisie
1938-1939

Peter Purves Smith

On display: Gallery One
Captain Matthew Flinders RN

Captain Matthew Flinders RN
1814

an unknown artist, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office

On display: Gallery Five
Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook
1837

William Holl, Fisher, Son & Co London after Nathaniel Dance

On display: Gallery Five
David Malouf

David Malouf
2012

Rick Amor

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves
1958

John Brack

On display: Gallery One
Zelman Cowen

Zelman Cowen
c. 1977

Ray Crooke AM

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
c. 1814

Thomas Phillips

On display: Gallery Five
Captain James Cook FRS

Captain James Cook FRS
1784

Thomas Cook

On display: Gallery Five
Le Cap.ne Jacques Cook, Membre de la Société Royale des Londres

Le Cap.ne Jacques Cook, Membre de la Société Royale des Londres
c. 1778

Robert Bénard

On display: Gallery Five
Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks
1802

William Ridley

On display: Gallery Five
Joseph Banks and Dr Solander

Joseph Banks and Dr Solander
1778

an unknown artist after Wedgewood

On display: Gallery Five
Harold Blair

Harold Blair
1948

Ernest Buckmaster

On display: Gallery One
Jessie Street

Jessie Street
1929

Reginald Jerrold-Nathan

On display: Gallery One
Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the…

W Sherwin after Francis Wheatley

On display: Gallery Five
Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks
c. 1788

John Raphael Smith after Sir Benjamin West

On display: Gallery Five
Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton
2009

Brook Andrew, Trent Walter

On display: Gallery Two
Richard Windeyer

Richard Windeyer
c. 1828

Charles Richard Bone

On display: Gallery Six
Geo Face Distributor

Geo Face Distributor
2009

James Angus

On display: forecourt
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster

Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster
c. 1780

Jean Francois Rigaud

On display: Gallery Five
Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt
1992

Ken Done

On display: Gallery Two
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1930

Percy Leason

On display: Gallery One
Dr Solander

Dr Solander
1772

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Five
Jean Bellette

Jean Bellette
1937

Adrian Lawlor

On display: Gallery One
Joseph Banks Esq

Joseph Banks Esq
1774

William Dickinson after Sir Joshua Reynolds

On display: Gallery Five
Martha Kermode

Martha Kermode
c. 1840

Henry Mundy

On display: Gallery Six
Ellen Stirling

Ellen Stirling
c. 1828

Thomas Phillips

On display: Gallery Six
Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland
c. 1798

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Five
Florence Austral

Florence Austral
c. 1930

Howard Barron

On display: Gallery One
MacKenzie family silhouette

MacKenzie family silhouette
1846

Samuel Metford

On display: Gallery Six
Captain James King, engraving after Webber

Captain James King, engraving after Webber
1784

Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber

On display: Gallery Five
Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber

Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber
1784

Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber

On display: Gallery Five
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O'Donoghue
2006

Robert Hannaford AM

On display: Gallery One
Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow
1896

Tom Roberts

On display: Gallery One
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
2006

Jiawei Shen

On display: foyer
A Portrait (Kate Hattam)

A Portrait (Kate Hattam)
1956

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery One
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study)

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile…

Jiawei Shen

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
c. 1905

Florence Ada Fuller

On display: Gallery One
Marea Gazzard

Marea Gazzard
1966

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly
2004

Jon Campbell

On display: Gallery One
George Duncan

George Duncan
c. 1940

Alison Rehfisch

On display: Gallery One
Mary Tindale

Mary Tindale
1841

Maurice Felton

On display: Gallery Six
Senator Nancy Buttfield

Senator Nancy Buttfield
1958

Sir Ivor Hele

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait with gladioli

Self portrait with gladioli
1922

George Lambert

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Ambrose Patterson

Portrait of Ambrose Patterson
1901-1902

Hugh Ramsay

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1934

Stella Bowen

On display: Gallery One
Russell Page in Venice

Russell Page in Venice
1997

Brenda L Croft

On display: Gallery Four
Self portrait

Self portrait
1948

Grace Cossington Smith OBE

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Jill Neville

Portrait of Jill Neville
1967 (completed 1997)

Reginald Gray

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell

Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
1967

David Strachan

On display: Gallery Two
Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis
c. 1830

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Mr Mortimer Lewis

Mr Mortimer Lewis
c. 1828

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery One
Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks
1810

William Evans, Anthony Cardon after Sir Thomas Lawrence

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
1782

John Webber

On display: Gallery Five
Albert Namatjira

Albert Namatjira
1958

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery One
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)
1965

Clif Peir

On display: Gallery Six
Self portrait

Self portrait
1846

George French Angas

On display: Gallery Six
Phillip Parker King

Phillip Parker King
1854

Thomas Woolner

On display: Gallery Five
Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman
1999

Evert Ploeg

On display: Gallery Two
Portrait of Ruth Cracknell as the Sibyl

Portrait of Ruth Cracknell as the Sibyl
1995

Rosemary Valadon

On display: Gallery One
Robert H. Black MD

Robert H. Black MD
c. 1950

Nora Heysen AM

On display: Gallery One
Bungaree, late chief of the Broken Bay tribe, Sydney

Bungaree, late chief of the Broken Bay tribe, Sydney
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Bill Worrall, Five Islands tribe

Bill Worrall, Five Islands tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Mickie, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle tribe

Mickie, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Tommy, Broken Bay tribe

Tommy, Broken Bay tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Cullabaa, native of Lake George, Five Islands tribe

Cullabaa, native of Lake George, Five Islands tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Punch, wife of Cullabaa, Broken Bay tribe

Punch, wife of Cullabaa, Broken Bay tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Mary, Botany Bay tribe

Mary, Botany Bay tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree

Gooseberry, widow of King Bungaree
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe

Boardman, Lake Macquarie tribe
1836

William Fernyhough

On display: Gallery Six
Nick Cave

Nick Cave
1999

Howard Arkley

On display: Gallery Two
Self portrait with glove

Self portrait with glove
1939

Herbert Badham

On display: Gallery One
Some lads #1

Some lads #1
1986

Tracey Moffatt

On display: Gallery Four
Self portrait at easel

Self portrait at easel
1960-1961

Fred Williams

On display: Gallery One
South Australian Illustrated (Plate 35)

South Australian Illustrated (Plate 35)
1847

George French Angas, Thomas McLean

On display: Gallery Six
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