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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
Sir William Dargie CBE

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

Sir Lawrence Wackett
Sir Lawrence Wackett
Sir Lawrence Wackett
Sir William Dargie CBE

Sir Lawrence Wackett, c. 1961

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Arlette Perkins daughter of Sir Lawrence Wackett 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Bardwell's Royal Studio

Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF, c. 1872

Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
an unknown artist

Marjorie Lawrence, Paris, 1937

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
an unknown artist

Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris, 1951

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Sir Lawrence Wackett
Sir Lawrence Wackett
Sir Lawrence Wackett
Louis Kahan AO

Sir Lawrence Wackett, n.d.

Portrait, pen and ink, brush and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Possibly the Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Possibly the Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
Possibly the Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF
an unknown artist

Possibly the Right Rev Dr Lawrence Bonaventure Sheil OSF, n.d.

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Jack Charles
Jack Charles
Jack Charles
Rod McNicol

Jack Charles, 2011

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

Charles John Fairfax
Charles John Fairfax
Charles John Fairfax
Edwin Dalton

Charles John Fairfax, c. 1860

Portrait, pastel on paper laid on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Charles Warman Roberts
Charles Warman Roberts
Charles Warman Roberts
George Baird Shaw

Charles Warman Roberts, 1878

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Thoms family 2011

Charles Lloyd Jones
Charles Lloyd Jones
Charles Lloyd Jones
Louis Kahan AO

Charles Lloyd Jones, n.d.

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Charles Mackerras
Sir Charles Mackerras
Sir Charles Mackerras
Arthur Fleischmann

Sir Charles Mackerras, 1983

Portrait, cast bronze on mosaic tile panel

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sir Charles Mackerras 2009

Portrait of Charles Blackman
Portrait of Charles Blackman
Portrait of Charles Blackman
Judy Cassab AO CBE

Portrait of Charles Blackman, 1979

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. 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

Charles Joseph La Trobe
Charles Joseph La Trobe
Charles Joseph La Trobe
Thomas Woolner

Charles Joseph La Trobe, 1853

Portrait, cast bronze relief medallion

Purchased 2006

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Enid Fleming

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, 1932

Portrait, cast plaster, patinated

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

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