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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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Portraits

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies, 1952

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street, 1964

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait), 1944

Portrait, oil on canvas board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Dave Sands

Dave Sands

Dave Sands

Dave Sands, c. 1940s

an unknown artist

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2011

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape, 1965

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills, 1950

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

Desert Island

Desert Island

Desert Island

Desert Island, 1967

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

William St Leonards Robertson and the Oxford boat race crew

William St Leonards Robertson and the Oxford boat race crew

William St Leonards Robertson and the Oxford boat race crew

William St Leonards Robertson and the Oxford boat race crew, early 1880s

Hills & Saunders

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson, 1942

Napier Waller CMG OBE

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island

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

Benjamin Duterrau

Portrait, etching, printed in black ink from one copper plate on paper

Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2009

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

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

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

Portrait, etching, printed in black ink from one copper plate on paper

Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2009

Henry Wade

Henry Wade

Henry Wade

Henry Wade, c. 1841

an unknown artist

Portrait, oil on paperboard

Gift of the Wade and Hannah families 2013

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish), 1969 (reprinted 2011)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2011

Mary Ware

Mary Ware

Mary Ware

Mary Ware, c. 1854

Portrait, oil on canvas on board

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea, 1774

Francesco Bartolozzi after Nathaniel Dance

Portrait, engraving on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax

Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax, c. 1864

Portrait, pastel on paper laid on canvas

Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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