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John Young
Biography
John Young, mezzotint engraver, studied under Valentine Green then worked with several of the painters who collaborated with Green, notably Benjamin West, John Hoppner and Johann Gerhard Huck.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir John Young
Biography
Sir John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807-1876), governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867, was the son of a director of the East India Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Nat in Hawaii, 1967
John Witzig
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2008
Sir John Young, c. 1862
Freeman Brothers
Portrait, albumen paper photograph on carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Arcadia
Sound of the sea
Previous exhibition, 2014
An exhibition of photographs by John Witzig, drawings by Nicholas Harding and film footage by Albe Falzon, expressive of the free-spirited, hot-blooded energy of Australian surfers under the cloud of conscription to Vietnam.
Lord Viscount Sydney, c. 1790
John Young after Gilbert Stuart
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Sir George Young Kt, Admiral of the White Squadron, 1814
Blood, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office after John Smart
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Malcolm and Angus Young, AC/DC
Bob King
Image
Nat Young
'How to be a surfing legend'
Portrait story
Albert Falzon's photograph of Australian surfer Nat Young captures what it is to be a surfing hero.
Sir George Young
Biography
Sir George Young (1732–1810), naval officer, first went to sea at the age of fourteen and saw action in Europe and India before joining the East India Company’s marine in 1753.
1 portrait in the collection
Simone Young AM
Biography
Simone Young AM (b. 1961) is one of the leading conductors of her generation.
1 portrait in the collection
Angus Young
Biography
Angus Young (b. 1955), guitarist and songwriter, was a founding member of Australia's most successful ever band, AC/DC.
3 portraits in the collection
Nick Young
Biography
Full time professional artist represented by the Woollahra Times Gallery in Sydney and Hart Galleries in Queensland..
1 portrait in the collection
Ah Young, 2017
Pamela See
Portrait, papercut silhouette drawing
Purchased 2019
Bill Henson
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2021
![John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]](/files/e/4/6/6/i14565-sl.jpg "John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns]")
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John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866
Edouard Gatel
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016