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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.

Vue de George’s Street à Sydney
Vue de George’s Street à Sydney
Vue de George’s Street à Sydney
Alexis Nicholas Nöel after Louis Auguste de Sainson

Vue de George’s Street à Sydney, 1833

Portrait, lithograph on Chine-collé on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Study of Louis Nowra
Study of Louis Nowra
Study of Louis Nowra
Imants Tillers

Study of Louis Nowra, 2018

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on 64 canvas boards (nos. 108101-108164)

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, John Kaldor AO and Naomi Milgrom AO 2018

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)
The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)
The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Hopetoun John Adrian Louis Hope), 1900

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville
Forget

Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville, c. 1825

Portrait, stipple engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Portrait of Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet
Portrait of Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet
Portrait of Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet
Sebastien Leroy

Portrait of Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet, c. 1812

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Emile Lassalle, Lemercier & Cie, Paris after Antoine Maurin

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, n.d.

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
Louis Kahan AO

Robert Hughes, 1963

Portrait, mixed media on composite board

Gift of the Estate of Louis Kahan 2024. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

George Bell
George Bell
George Bell
Louis Kahan AO

George Bell, 1951

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1998

Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Louis Kahan AO

Sir Robert Menzies, c. 1952

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Louis Kahan AO

Gough Whitlam, n.d.

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Louis Kahan AO

Gough Whitlam, n.d.

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Louis Kahan AO

Roy Grounds, 1961

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir John Gorton
Sir John Gorton
Sir John Gorton
Louis Kahan AO

Sir John Gorton, c. 1968-1971

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

David Williamson
David Williamson
David Williamson
Louis Kahan AO

David Williamson, late 1970s

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs
Louis Kahan AO

Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, early 1970s

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sir John Gorton
Sir John Gorton
Sir John Gorton
Louis Kahan AO

Sir John Gorton, n.d.

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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