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Sir George Young
Biography
Sir George Young (1732–1810), naval officer, first went to sea at the age of fourteen and saw action in Europe and India before joining the East India Company’s marine in 1753.
1 portrait in the collection
John Young
Biography
John Young, mezzotint engraver, studied under Valentine Green then worked with several of the painters who collaborated with Green, notably Benjamin West, John Hoppner and Johann Gerhard Huck.
1 portrait in the collection
Simone Young AM
Biography
Simone Young AM (b. 1961) is one of the leading conductors of her generation.
1 portrait in the collection
Angus Young
Biography
Angus Young (b. 1955), guitarist and songwriter, was a founding member of Australia's most successful ever band, AC/DC.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir John Young
Biography
Sir John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807-1876), governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867, was the son of a director of the East India Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Nick Young
Biography
Full time professional artist represented by the Woollahra Times Gallery in Sydney and Hart Galleries in Queensland..
1 portrait in the collection
David Low
Biography
Sir David Low, caricaturist, published his first cartoon in the British comic Big Budget at the age of eleven, while resident in his native New Zealand.
4 portraits in the collection
David Rankin OAM
Biography
David Rankin OAM (b. 1946) came to Australia with his English parents at the age of two in 1948.
1 portrait in the collection
David Simpson
Biography
David Simpson, photographer, is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, his subjects including HM Queen Elizabeth II, Don Bradman, David Gulpilil and Sir Mark and Lady Oliphant.
1 portrait in the collection
David McKenzie Dow OBE
Biography
David McKenzie Dow OBE (1870-1953) was official secretary for Australia in America in 1924-31, and acting commissioner-general in 1931-38.
1 portrait in the collection
David Potts
Biography
David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.
3 portraits in the collection
David Combe
Biography
David Combe (b.1943) became interested in politics at Adelaide University and was motivated to join the ALP in 1962, partly through his friendship with Don Dunstan.
1 portrait in the collection
David Jones
Biography
David Jones (1793-1873), merchant, began his retail career in Pembrokeshire and London before emigrating to Sydney via Hobart.
1 portrait in the collection
David Moore
Biography
David Moore was a photographer who helped to establish the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney with colleague Wesley Stacey.
115 portraits in the collection
David Rastovich
Biography
David 'Rasta' Rastovich (b. 1979), professional surfer and conservation activist, was born in rural New Zealand.
1 portrait in the collection
David Campese AM
Biography
David Ian Campese (b. 1962) is the world's leading representative rugby union footballer, having played 101 tests for Australia between 1982 and 1996.
1 portrait in the collection