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James T. Donovan, 1892
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2015
Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts, 1910
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2013
Beguiling impressions
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2012
Sarah Engledow is seduced by the portraits and the connections between the artists and their subjects in the exhibition Impressions: Painting light and life.
Impressions
Painting light and life
Previous exhibition, 2011
Impressions: Painting light and life presents portraits by, and of, artists at the heart of Australian impressionism including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin.
Sir William Charles Windeyer, 1892
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the family of Sir Victor and Lady Windeyer 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
An actress and her fans
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Dr. Sarah Engledow discovers the amazing life of Ms. Hilda Spong, little remembered star of the stage, who was captured in a portrait by Tom Roberts.
Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong), 1893
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Ian Potter Foundation 2008
Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow, 1896
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2006
Picture this...
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003
This edited version of a speech by Andrew Sayers examines some of the antecedents of the National Portrait Gallery and set out the ideas behind the modern Gallery and its collection.
Portrait of George Selth Coppin, c. 1895-1899
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on cedar panel
Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2004
Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901, 1903
Tom Roberts, Goupil & Cie
Portrait, photogravure on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Penny Amberg and Andrew Bond 2001
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir James Reading Fairfax, 1898
Tom Roberts
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Tom Roberts, 1920
Alice Mills
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Gerard Vaughan 2001