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Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]
Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]
Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]
an unknown artist

Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling], c. 1862

Portrait, ambrotype

Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling  [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]
Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling  [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]
Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling  [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]
an unknown artist

Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling], c. 1859

Portrait, ambrotype, hand coloured

Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
Charles Wheeler

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II), 1942-1943

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

The Hon. Sir James Dowling
The Hon. Sir James Dowling
The Hon. Sir James Dowling
Henry Samuel Sadd

The Hon. Sir James Dowling, c. 1860

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Leura Dowling
Leura Dowling
Leura Dowling
an unknown artist

Leura Dowling, c. 1861

Portrait, ambrotype

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

Maria Jane Dowling
Maria Jane Dowling
Maria Jane Dowling
an unknown artist

Maria Jane Dowling, c. 1862

Portrait, ambrotype

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

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)
Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)
Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)
an unknown artist

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse), c. 1850

Portrait, hand coloured photograph

Gift of Pamela Glasson 2009
Collected by Leila Haigh (nee Rouse)

Miss Elizabeth Roberts
Miss Elizabeth Roberts
Miss Elizabeth Roberts
Richard Read Jnr

Miss Elizabeth Roberts, 1830

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Purchased 2013

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Anthea da Silva

Elizabeth, 2019

Portrait, charcoal and oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2020

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
Polly Borland

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue), 2001

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2021

image not online
Jenny Darling

Elizabeth Reid, 1989

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Elizabeth Reid 2019

Dame Elizabeth Couchman
Dame Elizabeth Couchman
Dame Elizabeth Couchman
Aileen Dent

Dame Elizabeth Couchman, n.d.

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Susan Webster, step-granddaughter of Dame Elizabeth Couchman, 2015

HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Polly Borland

HM Queen Elizabeth II, 2001

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2002

Elizabeth Chong
Elizabeth Chong
Elizabeth Chong
Jaime Murcia

Elizabeth Chong, 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Charles Wheeler

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis
Mrs Elizabeth Lewis
Mrs Elizabeth Lewis
an unknown artist

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, c. 1830

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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