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King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Leah King-Smith
Contributing artists
Born: 1957, Gympie, QLD
Works: Brisbane
William Robinson
Explore The Popular Pet Show
Unique in the world, perhaps, is a bronze sculpture that fuses the age-old human portrait bronze tradition, and the later genre of the bronze pug figurine: that’d be William Robinson’s Self-portrait with pug.
King Edward Terrace
Behind the street name
Visiting the gallery
King Edward Terrace was named in honour of King Edward VII (1841-1910)
Bringing down a kingdom
Lust
The king and the showgirl
A charming prospect
Nearest & Dearest
Family fortunes
Image downloads
William Bligh
Welcome home, Captain Bligh
Hi-resolution images for media representatives, password required.
The Lambert
Beards
Barbering manuals of the turn of the century might describe this style as a ‘Van Dyck’, named after the Dutch painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) who is known to have adopted this look.
Location
Plan your visit
We’re on King Edward Terrace in front of the High Court and next to the National Gallery of Australia. We are open every day of the year from 10am to 5pm, except 25 December.
The Mosh Pit
General content
More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.
Kate
Who are you?
The two portraits that I've chosen to compare and contrast and to bring together a self portrait by John Brack in 1955, and William Yang, Self Portrait #2.
Temporary road closures
Sunday 13 April 2025
Location
Road closures for the Canberra Marathon will block vehicle access to our building and carpark on Sunday 13 April until 3:00pm.
Welcome home, Captain Bligh
27 March 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The National Portrait Gallery will, next Tuesday, unveil an exciting new acquisition of irrefutable importance to all Australians. Portrait of William Bligh, in master’s uniform c. 1776, attributed to John Webber, is one of the earliest portraits of the contentious, historical figure, and extends the Gallery’s remarkable collection of early colonial portraits.
Parking
Plan your visit
Parking is available in our underground car park every day of the week. Fees apply.
From riot to revelry
Nearest & Dearest
Pride, protest, panache
Contributing artists
General content
Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
Visiting the gallery
How to get here
Plan your visit
Maps and public transport information for your visit.