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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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Graham Thorley

Alexander 'Jock' Sturrock, 1962

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

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Alexander Sturrock MBE

Biography

Jock Sturrock (1915–1997) was skipper of Gretel, the first Australian American’s Cup challenger in 1962 and was named Australian of the Year for his ‘plucky attempt’, his ‘modest and manly bearing’ and the ‘sporting spirit’ in which he and his crew accepted defeat.

1 portrait in the collection

Stephanie Alexander AO
Stephanie Alexander AO
Stephanie Alexander AO
Tsering Hannaford

Stephanie Alexander AO, 2023

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2023

Alexander Maurice Ramsay
Alexander Maurice Ramsay
Alexander Maurice Ramsay
Robert Hannaford AM

Alexander Maurice Ramsay, 1978

Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of Janet, Andrew, Kathryn and Eleanor Ramsay, daughters and son of Alexander Maurice Ramsay and Amy Jane Ramsay 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Alexander MacLeay
Alexander MacLeay
Alexander MacLeay
Charles Fox after Sir Thomas Lawrence

Alexander MacLeay, c. 1845

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

D.A.S. Campbell (David Alexander Stewart Campbell)
D.A.S. Campbell (David Alexander Stewart Campbell)
D.A.S. Campbell (David Alexander Stewart Campbell)
Sir William Dargie CBE

D.A.S. Campbell (David Alexander Stewart Campbell), 1963

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Dr Mary Newlinds and Sheena Simpson in memory of their father, D.A.S. Campbell, 2014

Alexander Dalrymple
Alexander Dalrymple
Alexander Dalrymple
William Daniell after George Dance

Alexander Dalrymple, 1809

Portrait, soft ground etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)
First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)
First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

First Conservative Whip (Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood Bart MP), 1903

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow
Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow
Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow
Tom Roberts

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow, 1896

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2006

Mr and Mrs Case
Mr and Mrs Case
Mr and Mrs Case
Alexander Fox and Co

Mr and Mrs Case, 1864

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)
a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)
a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

a Traveller (2nd Baron Lamington), 1892

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Alex Miller, novelist
Alex Miller, novelist
Alex Miller, novelist
Hong Fu

Alex Miller, novelist, 2022

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2022

Alex Miller
Alex Miller
Alex Miller
Rick Amor

Alex Miller, 1992

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Alex Miller
Alex Miller
Alex Miller
Rick Amor

Alex Miller, 1992

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Geoffrey Shedley

Keith Laught, 1951

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Mary Shedley, Mrs Christine Moriarty, Mrs Josephine Lawrence and Mrs Helen Beare 2010

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William Boissevain

Sir James Forrest, 1978

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Alcoa World Alumina Australia 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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