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The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, 1790
Robert Dodd, B B. Evans
Portrait, aquatint engraving on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Ian Potter Foundation 2008
Twin Souls, Linda Jackson
Carla Fletcher
Image
Jenny Kee
Carla Fletcher
Image
Christian Waller
Biography
Christian Waller (née Yandell, 1894–1954), printmaker, muralist and stained-glass artist, was born in Castlemaine, Victoria and commenced studying art at the Castlemaine School of Mines in 1905.
1 portrait in the collection
Writing on the Wall, 2019
Dr Christian Thompson AO
Image
Christian Waller, c. 1920s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper on card
Gift of an anonymous donor 2022
Peter Corris
Biography
Peter Corris (1942-2018), author, was educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
Errol Flynn
Biography
Errol Flynn (1909-1959), actor, was born in Hobart, where his father was a biology lecturer, and spent his childhood in Tasmania, England and Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Fred Nile MLC
Biography
The Rev. Fred Nile MLC (b. 1934) Leader of the Christian Democratic Party was born and raised in King's Cross, Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Ossie Cruse AM MBE
Biography
Ossie Cruse AM MBE, Aboriginal Elder and Christian Pastor, has for over 20 years been a prominent campaigner for reconciliation and social justice for Australia's indigenous peoples.
1 portrait in the collection
Bishop Spong, 2006
by Marina Dearnley
Image
Admiral Bligh, 1801
John Chapman
Portrait, stipple engraving on paper
Purchased 2010
William Bligh
Biography
William Bligh (1754-1817), naval officer, was born in Plymouth and first went to sea at around the age of eight.
3 portraits in the collection
Captain R.C. Morgan, Missionary ship 'John Williams', n.d.
John Cochran after Henry Room
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gina and Ted Gregg 2010
New Chair of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Board
5 November 2021
Archived media releases 2021
The Morrison Government has appointed Mrs Penny Fowler as Chair of the Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (NPGA) for a 3 year term, commencing on 1 January 2022.
Captain Robert Clark Morgan
Biography
Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798-1864), Christian mariner, whaler and diarist, entered the Royal Navy at the age of eleven, leaving at sixteen for the merchant marine and beginning a career in whaling, a pursuit he relished.
1 portrait in the collection