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Hon. Sir Henry Parkes GCMG
Biography
The Hon Sir Henry Parkes GCMG (1815-1896) was five times premier of New South Wales between 1872 and 1891, and a consistent advocate for union of the colonies (Federation).
4 portraits in the collection
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes, c. 1898
Nelson Illingworth
Portrait, painted terracotta
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012
Henry Parkes, 1892
H. Walter Barnett
Portrait, platinum photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
Henry Parkes, 1900
Percy Spence
Portrait, pencil and pastel over brown ink wash on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Sir Henry Parkes, c. 1889
an unknown artist
Portrait, glass plate positive
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Adrian McGlusky 2013
The considered life
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2010
Andrew Sayers asks whether a portrait can truly be the examination of a life.
The Rt Hon. Henry Robert Stewart, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, MRIA & FRS, 1814
Henry Meyer, T Cadell & W Davies after Sir Thomas Lawrence, William Evans
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
The Right Honourable Henry Goulburn MP, c. 1850
Francis Holl after Henry William Pickersgill
Portrait, steel engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Henry Bathurst, Earl Bathurst, 1810
Henry Meyer after Thomas Phillips
Portrait, soft ground etching on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Regarding Henrys
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015
Sarah Engledow ponders the divergent legacies of Messrs Kendall and Lawson.
Henry G. Dan AM
Biography
Henry Gibson Dan AM (1929–2020), universally known as Seaman Dan, was a Torres Strait Islander singer/songwriter who grew up on Thursday Island.
1 portrait in the collection
Henry Kendall
Biography
Henry (Thomas Henry) Kendall (1839-1882) was once regarded as the finest poet Australia had produced.
1 portrait in the collection
Henry Weigall Jnr
Biography
Henry Weigall Junior (1829-1925) was the son of sculptor, cameo engraver and medallist Henry Weigall (1800-1883).
1 portrait in the collection
Henry Talbot
Biography
Henry Fox Talbot (1920-1999), photographer, was born Henry Tichauer. The son of a middle-class Jewish family, he changed his name after fleeing Germany and being 'volunteered' out of England on the Dunera.
2 portraits in the collection
Henry Bosch AO
Biography
Henry Bosch AO is the former Chairman of the National Companies and Securities Commission and was Chairman of the Working Group on Corporate Practices and Conduct.
1 portrait in the collection
Henry Bathurst KG PC
Biography
Henry Bathurst, Third Earl Bathurst KG PC (1762-1834) was a lord of the Admiralty from 1783 to 1789; a lord of the Treasury from 1789 to 1791; and commissioner of the Board of Control from 1793 to 1802.
1 portrait in the collection