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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.

HV (Doc) Evatt
HV (Doc) Evatt
HV (Doc) Evatt
Arnold Shore

HV (Doc) Evatt, 1935

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Elizabeth Evatt and Penelope Seidler 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
an unknown artist

Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal, c. 1950s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008

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

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

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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.

Elizabeth Read (née Archer)
Elizabeth Read (née Archer)
Elizabeth Read (née Archer)
an unknown artist

Elizabeth Read (née Archer), c. 1853

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Purchased 2019

Elizabeth Walford
Elizabeth Walford
Elizabeth Walford
an unknown artist

Elizabeth Walford, c. 1873

Portrait, pastel over photographic image on paper on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Leslie Walford AM 2013

Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
Hugh Hamilton

Elizabeth Blackburn, 2011

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2011

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