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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.

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Jozef Vissel

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick, c. 1978

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2015

Portrait of John Flaus
Portrait of John Flaus
Portrait of John Flaus
Alan Mitchell

Portrait of John Flaus, 2022

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2022

David Mitchell
David Mitchell
David Mitchell
Ada Whiting

David Mitchell, 1903 (later reworked)

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of the Mitchell Family 2012

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Geoffrey Mainwaring

Portrait of Dame Roma Mitchell, 1940s

Portrait, pastel on paper

Gift of friends of Dame Roma Mitchell 2018

Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Jessica Hromas

Dame Roma Mitchell, 1998

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Hammond Care Group 1999

John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]
Edouard Gatel

John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

William John Wills, 2nd in command of the Victorian Expedition
William John Wills, 2nd in command of the Victorian Expedition
William John Wills, 2nd in command of the Victorian Expedition
Henry Samuel Sadd, Fergusson & Mitchell, Melbourne after Thomas Adams Hill

William John Wills, 2nd in command of the Victorian Expedition, 1860-1861

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2007

Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior of N.S.W.
Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior of N.S.W.
Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior of N.S.W.
William Fernyhough

Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior of N.S.W., 1836

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Robert Edwards AO 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Harold Mitchell
Harold Mitchell
Harold Mitchell
Lorrie Graham

Harold Mitchell, 2001 (printed 2011)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell
Lewis Morley

Tony Mitchell, 1975 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
an unknown artist

Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay, 1865

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on paper laid on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009

Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior
Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior
Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior
William Fernyhough

Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior, c. 1836

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

John Laws
John Laws
John Laws
John Williams

John Laws, 1981

Portrait, montage of gelatin silver photographs

Purchased 1999

John Roper
John Roper
John Roper
John Buchanan Smith

John Roper, 1860s

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Sandefur 2019

John Williamson, Springbrook, Qld
John Williamson, Springbrook, Qld
John Williamson, Springbrook, Qld
John Elliott

John Williamson, Springbrook, Qld, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

John Cargher holding a long play record
John Cargher holding a long play record
John Cargher holding a long play record
John Spooner

John Cargher holding a long play record, c. 1986

Portrait, pen and ink and brush and ink on paper laid on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

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