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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.

Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
Mary Hassall (née Rouse)
an unknown artist

Mary Hassall (née Rouse), c. 1850

Portrait, hand coloured photograph

Gift of Pamela Glasson 2009
Collected by Leila Haigh (nee Rouse)

Sir Arthur Coles
Sir Arthur Coles
Sir Arthur Coles
Sir William Dargie CBE

Sir Arthur Coles, c. 1971

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer
Mary Windeyer
Freeman Brothers

Mary Windeyer, c. 1891

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on studio mount

Gift of J.B. Windeyer 2018

Arthur and Ria Murch
Arthur and Ria Murch
Arthur and Ria Murch
Margaret Michaelis

Arthur and Ria Murch, 1945

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs
Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs
Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs
Falk Studios

Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs, c. 1914

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2007

Mary Ware
Mary Ware
Mary Ware
Robert Dowling

Mary Ware, c. 1854

Portrait, oil on canvas on board

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014

Arthur Boyd
Arthur Boyd
Arthur Boyd
Axel Poignant

Arthur Boyd, 1962

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II
Greg Weight

Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Arthur Beetson
Arthur Beetson
Arthur Beetson
Ern McQuillan OAM

Arthur Beetson, 1968 (printed 2019)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2019

Ann Mary Windeyer
Ann Mary Windeyer
Ann Mary Windeyer
G Ziegler

Ann Mary Windeyer, 1847

Portrait, pastel and gouache on paper laid down on backing sheet

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joanna Russell Maher (née Windeyer) 2018

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)
The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)
The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)
Harold Cazneaux

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch), c. 1929

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)
Jiawei Shen

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore
Lyall Trindall

Dame Mary Gilmore, c. 1938

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton
H. Walter Barnett

Arthur Streeton, c. 1890

Portrait, platinum photograph on original studio backing card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Arthur and Yvonne
Arthur and Yvonne
Arthur and Yvonne
Greg Weight

Arthur and Yvonne, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Jiawei Shen

Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2005

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005

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