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Lord Jersey
Biography
Lord Jersey was Governor New South Wales at the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.
1 portrait in the collection
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891 from Australasia Illustrated, 1891
an unknown artist
Portrait, engraving on paper (4 sheets)
Purchased 2009
New South Wales (Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child-Villiers), 1890
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001
Victor Albert George Child-Villiers
Biography
Victor Albert George Child-Villiers (1845-1915) succeeded his father George Augustus (1808-1859), 6th earl, who had only held the title for three weeks, as 7th earl of Jersey in 1859.
1 portrait in the collection
Jim Rolon
Biography
New Jersey-born Jim Rolon (b. 1956) began working as a photographer for a family portrait company in his twenties.
6 portraits in the collection
Stuart O'Grady, 2008
Matthÿs Gerber
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned 2008
Robbie McEwen, 2008
Matthÿs Gerber
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned 2008
Cadel Evans
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2016
Cadel Evans, 2008
Matthÿs Gerber
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned 2008
Jaq Grantford
Biography
Melbourne-born artist Jaq Grantford has been a finalist multiple times in portrait prizes such as the Black Swan Prize, the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Portia Geach Memorial Award.
1 portrait in the collection
Winning in technicolor
Magazine article by Alistair McGhie, 2009
Alistair McGhie writes about the portraits of three of Australia's top professional cyclists: Cadel Evans, Stuart O'Grady and Robbie McEwen painted by Matthys Gerber.
Lillie Langtry, c. 1885
W & D Downey
Portrait, carte de visite photograph on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Penn on paper
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009
Michael Desmond discusses Irving Penn's photographic portrait of Nicole Kidman.
Somewhere to hang your cap
Magazine article by Beatrice Thompson, 2007
A pair of portraits by John Brack; Portrait of Kym Bonython and Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap combine to create a quirky depiction of their subject.
No shirt, no service
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
The art of multiplicity
Magazine article by Meredith Hughes, 2019
Meredith Hughes explores a key Portrait Gallery work, emerging into the infinite iterations of identity.