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HRH Prince Alfred
Biography
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900) was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.
4 portraits in the collection
Philip Hunter
Biography
Philip Hunter (1958-2017), painter, studied art in Melbourne before holding his first solo exhibition there in 1982.
1 portrait in the collection
Philip Flood AO
Biography
Former Australian diplomat and public servant Philip Flood AO (b. 1935) gained a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree at the University of Sydney before joining the Australian Government's Department of External Affairs in 1958.
1 portrait in the collection
Philip Williams
Biography
During 46 years as a journalist, Philip Williams (b. 1957) covered the world’s biggest news events.
1 portrait in the collection
Philip Gidley King
Biography
Philip Gidley King (1758-1808), naval officer and governor, joined the navy in late 1770 and served in the East Indies and American waters.
1 portrait in the collection
Queen Elizabeth II
Biography
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who subsequently became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
4 portraits in the collection
William Owen
Biography
William Owen moved to London from his native Shropshire in 1786 and was apprenticed for seven years to the coach-painter Charles Catton.
1 portrait in the collection
Ralph Heimans AM
Biography
Sydney-based painter Ralph Heimans AM (b. 1970) is one of the world's foremost contemporary portraitists, having created a body of work that has expanded and redefined the possibilities of what is sometimes perceived as an inflexibly traditional genre.
19 portraits in the collection
John Raphael Smith
Biography
John Raphael Smith worked in various drapery establishments and painted miniatures before turning to engraving in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Rob Tuckwell
Biography
Rob Tuckwell is a Sydney based photographer with a specialisation in architectural photography.
3 portraits in the collection
John Gollings
Biography
John Gollings made his first photographs and received darkroom tuition at age eleven; he later studied Arts/Architecture at Melbourne University, supporting himself through architectural and wedding photography.
3 portraits in the collection
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
Molly Meldrum
Biography
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum AM (b. 1946) has a long history of involvement and influence in the Australian rock music industry.
1 portrait in the collection
David Ramsey McNicoll CBE
Biography
David Ramsay McNicoll CBE (1914-2000) was editor-in-chief of Sir Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press from 1953 to 1972, and wrote an immensely popular column for the Bulletin magazine from 1972 to 1999.
1 portrait in the collection
Maria Kozic
Biography
Maria Kozic (b. 1957), painter and sculptor, and Philip Brophy (b. 1959), film director, composer, performer and curator, collaborated in the avant-garde performance/happening group ??? (spoken as tsk tsk tsk) and other projects between 1977 and the mid-1980s.
1 portrait in the collection
George French Angas
Biography
George French Angas (1822-1886) was an artist and shell collector, who published many illustrations of the plants, native animals and peoples of the southern hemisphere.
2 portraits in the collection