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Matthew Burnett
Biography
Matthew Burnett (1839–1896), the ‘Yorkshire Evangelist’, spent more than twenty years denouncing alcohol in the Australian colonies.
1 portrait in the collection
Matthew Sleeth
Biography
Matthew Sleeth began his photographic career with a number of monographs including Roaring Days, The Bank Book and Tour of Duty.
2 portraits in the collection
Matthew Reilly
Biography
Matthew Reilly (b. 1974) is a successful writer of popular fiction novels, characterised by suspenseful narratives and futuristic scenarios.
1 portrait in the collection
Matthew Mitcham
Biography
Matthew Mitcham OAM (b. 1988) won the gold medal in the 10m platform diving event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
1 portrait in the collection
Captain Matthew Flinders
Biography
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), was one of the world’s most accomplished navigators.
2 portraits in the collection
Bob Ellis
Biography
Bob Ellis (1942-2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director and playwright.
3 portraits in the collection
Alana Landsberry
Biography
Alana Landsberry (b. 1982) is a Sydney-based professional photographer who specialises in portrait, lifestyle, beauty and fashion photography.
2 portraits in the collection
Reginald Gray
Biography
Reginald Gray (1930–2013) was a professional portraitist. Born in Dublin, he studied at the National College of Art and Design, and became a designer for the Pike and Gate Theatres in Dublin and the Lyric Theatre in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Arthur T. Woodward
Biography
Arthur Thomas 'A T' Woodward (1865–1943), painter and art scholar, was born in Birmingham, England.
1 portrait in the collection
Tim Flannery
Biography
Tim Flannery (b. 1956), scientist, explorer and conservationist, grew up in Melbourne, where he completed degrees in English and earth sciences.
1 portrait in the collection
Phillip Parker King
Biography
Phillip Parker King RN (1791–1856) has been described as the first Australian-born person to succeed in the world outside the colonies.
1 portrait in the collection
Nicholas Baudin
Biography
Nicolas Thomas Baudin (1754–1803), cartographic surveyor and naturalist, was sent by the French government to survey the coast of Australia in 1800.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir John Franklin
Biography
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), Arctic explorer and governor, served under Matthew Flinders on the Investigator and later said that this experience fired his passion for exploration.
5 portraits in the collection
Graham Sutherland
Biography
Graham Sutherland OM (1903–1980) was an English artist, best known as the painter of the portrait of Sir Winston Churchill aged 80, subsequently destroyed by the sitter's wife, Clementine.
1 portrait in the collection
Kerry Stokes AC
Biography
Kerry Stokes AC (b. 1940), businessman and philanthropist, was born John Patrick Alford in Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
William Westall
Biography
William Westall (1781-1850), grew up in London and was taught to draw by his elder half-brother Richard, who was drawing master to Princess Victoria.
1 portrait in the collection