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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland, c. 1810

an unknown artist

Portrait, engraving on paper

Purchased 2014

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland, c. 1798

an unknown artist

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Beau Dean Riley Smith, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay nations, Bennelong, 2017 Jacob Nash

Beau Dean Riley Smith, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay nations, Bennelong

Beau Dean Riley Smith, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay nations, Bennelong, 2017 Jacob Nash

Beau Dean Riley Smith, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay nations, Bennelong

David Collins Esq

David Collins Esq

David Collins Esq

David Collins Esq, 1804

Anthony Cardon after John T. Barber

Portrait, stipple engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales

Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales, 1789

W Sherwin after Francis Wheatley

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition)

Bidgee Bidgee

Bidgee Bidgee (c. 1787–c. 1837), a leader of the Burramattagal clan of the Dharug people, joined a number of sealing and whaling voyages to Bass Strait in the early 1800s, and acted as a tracker to an 1816 expedition aimed at quelling attacks against settlers in west and north-west Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

Some lads #3

Some lads #3

Some lads #3

Some lads #3, 1986 (printed c. 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024

Matilda (Ngambri/Ngunnawal), 2019 Brenda L Croft

Matilda (Ngambri/Ngunnawal), 2019

Jacob Nash

Jacob Nash

Jacob Nash (born 1982) is a Daly River artist and designer and was Head of Design at Bangarra Dance Theatre between 2010 and 2023, working on over 20 productions.

2 portraits in the collection

The hoodie

Beau D. Smith

Beau Dean Riley Smith is a Wiradjuri and Gamillaraay man, born in Dubbo.

1 portrait in the collection

Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson

Gay Bilson

Gay Bilson (b. 1944), writer and former restaurateur, trained as a librarian before moving to Sydney from Melbourne with her partner, Tony Bilson, in the early 1970s (the couple were never married, but had two daughters, and Gay has long used Tony's surname).

2 portraits in the collection

John Howard and Janette Howard

John Howard and Janette Howard

John Howard and Janette Howard

John Howard and Janette Howard, 2000

Josonia Palaitis

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by the Founding Patron, L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2000

Y-erran-gou-la-ga

Y-erran-gou-la-ga

Y-erran-gou-la-ga

Y-erran-gou-la-ga, published 1807

Barthélemy Roger after Nicolas-Martin Petit

Portrait, engraving, hand coloured on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Anders Ousback

Anders Ousback

Anders Ousback

Anders Ousback, 1986 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Oui-re-kine

Oui-re-kine

Oui-re-kine

Oui-re-kine, 1807-1817

Barthélemy Roger after Nicolas-Martin Petit

Portrait, engraving on paper

Purchased 2009

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