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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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A Chief Secretary "Blunt, but Honest" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis]
A Chief Secretary "Blunt, but Honest" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis]
A Chief Secretary "Blunt, but Honest" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis]
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times

A Chief Secretary "Blunt, but Honest" [The Hon. James Goodall Francis], 1874

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Francis Lymburner
Francis Lymburner
Francis Lymburner
Max Dupain OBE

Francis Lymburner, c. 1946

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Francis Tuckfield
Francis Tuckfield
Francis Tuckfield
an unknown artist

Francis Tuckfield, c. 1854

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Freer Tuckfield family 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Captain Francis de Groot
Captain Francis de Groot
Captain Francis de Groot
Harold Cazneaux

Captain Francis de Groot, 1932

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Francis Russell Nixon
Francis Russell Nixon
Francis Russell Nixon
an unknown artist after George Richmond

Francis Russell Nixon, c. 1845-1855

Portrait, copperplate engraving, heightened with China white on buff paper

Purchased 2009

Francis (Pat) Quinn
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Max Dupain OBE

Francis (Pat) Quinn, c. 1954

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Francis Lymburner
Francis Lymburner
Francis Lymburner
Max Dupain OBE

Francis Lymburner, 1941

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Richard King 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Francis (Pat) Quinn
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Francis (Pat) Quinn
Max Dupain OBE

Francis (Pat) Quinn, c. 1954

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes
The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes
The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes
Henry Samuel Sadd

The Hon. Sir Francis Forbes, c. 1860

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Francis Houssemayne de Boulay
Francis Houssemayne de Boulay
Francis Houssemayne de Boulay
J Fisher

Francis Houssemayne de Boulay, n.d.

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette
MacKenzie family silhouette
Samuel Metford

MacKenzie family silhouette, 1846

Portrait, brush and ink, pen and ink, stencil cut-out with watercolour highlights on paper

Gift of the Estate of Nancy Wiseman 2007

Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Francis Reiss, June Orford

Gordon and Marilyn Darling, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Francis Reiss 2009

Vane Lindesay
Vane Lindesay
Vane Lindesay
Francis Reiss

Vane Lindesay, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2004

Morris Lurie
Morris Lurie
Morris Lurie
Francis Reiss

Morris Lurie, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2004

Ron Tandberg
Ron Tandberg
Ron Tandberg
Francis Reiss

Ron Tandberg, 1995

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Ron Castan
Ron Castan
Ron Castan
Francis Reiss

Ron Castan, 1996

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

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