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Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra), c. 1862
an unknown artist after Georg Emil Hansen
Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2020
Georg von Neumayer
Biography
Georg von Neumayer (1826-1909) was a scientist, magnetician, hydrographer, oceanographer and meteorologist.
1 portrait in the collection
Dempsey's people
A folio of British street portraits 1824–1844
Previous exhibition, 2017
Dempsey’s people: a folio of British street portraits 1824–1844 is the first exhibition to showcase the compelling watercolour images of English street people made by the itinerant English painter John Dempsey throughout the first half of the nineteenth century.
Unknown drawer
Magazine article by Dr David Hansen, 2017
Dempsey’s People curator David Hansen chronicles a research tale replete with serendipity, adventure and Tasmanian tigers.
Johann Georg Forster
Biography
Johann Georg(e) Forster (1754-1794), writer, made his first voyage of exploration - to Russia - with his father when he was eleven.
1 portrait in the collection
Georg von Neumayer, c. 1860
Johnstone & Co
Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009
The last word
Magazine article by Dr David Hansen, 2022
David Hansen’s tribute to his close friend, prince of words and former National Portrait Gallery director, the late Angus Trumble.
Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper, 1823
Johann Paul Georg Fischer
Portrait, watercolour over pencil on artist board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, c. 1780
Jean Francois Rigaud
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family, the Ian Potter Foundation and John Schaeffer AO 2009
Rare Set of Watercolour Paintings on Display for the First Time
15 June 2017
Archived media releases 2017
A rare and enchanting collection of 52 portraits of British street people will be on display for the first time in the National Portrait Gallery’s winter show, Dempsey’s People: a folio of British street portraits 1824-1844.
Calling all family history buffs
3 July 2017
Archived media releases 2017
The National Portrait Gallery is calling on family history enthusiasts and amateur historians to tell it more about the people in its new show, Dempsey’s People: A folio of British street portraits from 1824-1844.
Do you know more?
General content
The National Portrait Gallery is calling on family history enthusiasts and amateur historians to help reveal more about the people in Dempsey’s People: A folio of British street portraits from 1824-1844.
Johann Reinhold Forster
Biography
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), German/Scottish naturalist and writer, began his career as a pastor near Danzig.
1 portrait in the collection
Headspace 5
Crystal Gazing
Previous exhibition, 2004
Crystal Gazing: Headspace V, the fifth in the National Portrait Gallery's program of secondary student portrait exhibitions, invites students from Canberra and the surrounding regions to explore the possibilities of portraiture
Portrait 57
Winter 2017
Magazine
The discovery of Dempsey's People, Australian rugby greats, Athol Shmith's progressive pictures, and powerful Indigenous portraits.
William John Wills
Biography
William John Wills (1834-1861) came to Victoria with his brother in early 1853.
3 portraits in the collection