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Max Dupain OBE
Sydney Ancher, c. 1962
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Rex Dupain 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sydney Ancher
Biography
Sydney Ancher (1904-1980), architect, graduated from Sydney Tech College in 1930.
1 portrait in the collection
Max Dupain OBE
Sydney Ure Smith, 1948
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, half tone on paper
Purchased 1999
John Young after Gilbert Stuart
Lord Viscount Sydney, c. 1790
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
H Parker Rolfe
Syd Gregory (Sydney Edward Gregory, member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team), 1896
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014
Maiden Mother Crone
Upcoming exhibition
Enter the intricate and elaborate worlds of contemporary artists Del Kathryn Barton, Emily Hunt and Jess Johnson.
Justine Clarke by Jasmine Lancaster Merton
Portrait Artist of the Year
Exhibition
Congratulations to Jasmine Lancaster Merton who won season 2 of Portrait Artist of the Year!
The National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
Browse the full list of portraits from the collection that are on view now.
Power suits
The fit within the frame
Exhibition
Celebrate the fashion icon in a playful display of more than 100 collection works and select loans. Meet significant Australians in their finest from Johnny O’Keefe, Sherbet and Nicole Kidman to influential judges, politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists.
David Moore
Max Dupain, Artamon, Sydney, 1979 (printed 2000)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001
Melbourne and Sydney Photographic Co
Robert O'Hara Burke, c. 1860
Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
The Swiss Studios, Sydney
Ada Evans, c. 1902-1911
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper mounted on card
Purchased 2021
Joan Ross
Joseph Banks did not discover this 108 million year old flower, 2025
Portrait, hand coloured pigment print on rag paper
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2025
Talma Studios, Sydney
Ada Crossley, 1903
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, sepia tone on paper on card
Purchased 2022
an unknown artist, The Sydney Morning Herald
Pixie O'Harris, c. 1951
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Peronelle Windeyer 2012
Henry King
Society of Artists Selection Committee, 1907
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2008