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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Ernest Hutcheson
Ernest Hutcheson
Ernest Hutcheson
an unknown artist

Ernest Hutcheson, n.d.

Portrait, carbon print photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Ernest Hutcheson

Ernest Hutcheson

Biography

Ernest Hutcheson (1871-1951), pianist, composer and music teacher, started performing at the age of five.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Ernest Fisk
Sir Ernest Fisk
Sir Ernest Fisk
an unknown artist

Sir Ernest Fisk, n.d. (after 1937)

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Jane Fisk 2012

Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk
Charles Wheeler

Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk, 1943-1944

Portrait, coloured chalk and black ink on artist board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Ernest Buckmaster

Harold Blair, 1948

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2010

The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Illustrated London News after Jesse Young

The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879), 1876

Portrait, wood engraving on paper

Purchased 2010

Nellie Melba
Nellie Melba
Nellie Melba
Ernest Walter Histed

Nellie Melba, 1898

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

image not online

Ernest Buckmaster

Biography

Ernest Buckmaster grew up in country Victoria, where his facility for art was recognised early on.

1 portrait in the collection

image not online

Ernest Walter Histed

Biography

Ernest Walter Histed was born in Brighton, UK, but made his reputation as a photographer in Chicago and later in Pittsburgh.

1 portrait in the collection

The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)

Ernest Giles

Biography

Ernest Giles (1835-1897), explorer, came to Australia at the age of fifteen, settling in Adelaide.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk

Sir Ernest Fisk

Biography

Sir Ernest Fisk (1886-1965), radio pioneer and businessman, began his career as one of the earliest wireless telegraphists in the British Post Office.

2 portraits in the collection

The Jester (self portrait)
The Jester (self portrait)
The Jester (self portrait)
Lionel Lindsay

The Jester (self portrait), 1923

Portrait, wood engraving on paper

Gift of Sir Richard Kingsland AO CBE DFC 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary), 1903

Portrait, platinum photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Roberts 2015

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary), 1903

Portrait, platinum photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Roberts 2015

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V)
H. Walter Barnett

Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V), 1903

Portrait, platinum photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Roberts 2015

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)
H. Walter Barnett

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary), 1903

Portrait, platinum photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Roberts 2015

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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