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Sir Gerard Smith
Biography
Sir Gerard Smith (1839-1920), governor, was educated at Eton before purchasing a commission as an ensign and lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot Guards, with whom he served in Canada in 1863-1864.
1 portrait in the collection
Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd
Biography
Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd (1919-1971), was born and educated in Melbourne, and a member of the famous Australian family of artists and writers.
1 portrait in the collection
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia, c. 1890
an unknown artist
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Robin Boyd
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
Robin Boyd, 1970
Mark Strizic
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003
Les and Eileen, 2010
by Alex Vaughan
Image
Sumbawa Pride - Life on a Boat With Eleven Kids, 2018
by Alex Vaughan
Image
Millicent Fanny Preston-Stanley Vaughan
Biography
Millicent Fanny Preston Stanley (1883–1955), politician and feminist, was born Millicent Stanley in Sydney in 1883, the daughter of a grocer named Augustine Stanley and his wife Frances (née Preston).
1 portrait in the collection
Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan, c. 1945
Noel Rubie
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Judi Preston-Stanley 2013
Archbishop Vaughan, c. 1880
an unknown artist
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
In reverence of comedic wisdom – Gerard Lee
Surya Bajracharya
Image
The Wobbly Wizard - Isolation Portrait
Suzanne Phoenix
Image
Tom Roberts, 1920
Alice Mills
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Gerard Vaughan 2001
TERROIR
General content
TERROIR directors Gerard Reinmuth, Scott Balmforth and Richard Blythe believe that the practice of architecture is the production of knowledge.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019
Previous exhibition, 2019
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
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