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The golden girls: Jodie Henry, Lisbeth 'Libby' Trickett (née Lenton), Giaan Rooney, Alice Mills, Brooke Hanson, Leisel Jones, 2004
Robin Sellick
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Gustavus Brooke
Biography
Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818-1866), actor, was a seasoned theatre performer by his early teens; at fourteen, he played Richard III.
1 portrait in the collection
Gustavus Brooke, c. 1865
Burman and Son
Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Brooke Lockett, Heidi Martin, Karen Nanasca and Halaina Hills, NYC
Lisa Tomasetti
Image
An Australian in Paris
About Face article
This week it is impossible not to contemplate the ways in which France has touched many Australian lives.
Henry Edwards
Biography
Henry (Harry) Edwards (1827–1891), actor and entomologist, arrived in Melbourne in 1853 after a short-lived attempt at studying for a career in law.
1 portrait in the collection
Release, 2010
by Donna Gibbons
Image
Reverend Daniel Draper, c. 1866
Fredrick Charles Burman after John Cochran
Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite
Purchased 2010
Nigel Butterley AM
Biography
Nigel Butterley AM (1935-2022) was one of the foremost Australian composers and pianists of his generation.
1 portrait in the collection
Jason Yat-sen Li
Biography
Jason Yat-Sen Li (b. 1972) was born to parents who came to Australia from China in 1959.
1 portrait in the collection
Peace, the Man and Hope, 2005
Brook Andrew, Larry Rawling
Portrait, screenprint on five sheets of paper
Gift of Brook Andrew in memory of Emmaline Rose Charnock 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir Tristan Antico, 1993 (printed 2018)
Gary Ede
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2018
The Multifarious Career of George Selth Coppin
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2004
George Selth Coppin (1819-1906) comedian, impresario and entrepreneur, was a driving force of the early Australian theatre.
George Hurrell
Biography
George Hurrell, born in Kentucky, began his working life studying painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1 portrait in the collection
Julia Matthews, c. 1862
Davies & Co
Portrait, albumen silver photograph carte de visite on card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
George Selth Coppin, c. 1863
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010