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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.

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The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia, 1869

Archibald McDonald, Henry Samuel Sadd

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

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James Quinn

James Quinn was born in Melbourne and trained at the NGV School before studying in Paris from the mid-1890s to 1902.

1 portrait in the collection

John Monash

John Monash

John Monash

John Monash, 1919

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of John Colin Monash Bennett 2007. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn (1914–2010), showman and hypnotist, was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

2 portraits in the collection

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn, c. 1954

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn

Francis (Pat) Quinn, c. 1954

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer

Brian Quinn, Coles Myer,

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Terror to Pieces by Nikki Toole

Elle on wheels

Magazine article by Lucy Quinn, 2013

Lucy Quinn compares the approaches of three photographers lured to the action and culture of roller derby.

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu, 2021

James Tylor, Craig Tuffin, Dr Elisa deCourcy

Portrait, 1/4 plate daguerreotype in a leather case lined with Nantu Watpa Grey Kangaroo fur

Purchased 2022

Captain Wilson

James Wilson

James Wilson (1760–1840), naval officer, was the commander of a ship called the Duff, which in 1797 brought a group of missionaries from the London Missionary Society to Tahiti.

1 portrait in the collection

James Oswald Fairfax

James Fairfax AO

James Oswald Fairfax AC (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir James McNeill

Sir James McNeill CBE

Sir James McNeill CBE (1916-1987) was chairman of BHP from 1977 to 1984.

1 portrait in the collection

A Chief Secretary

Hon. James G. Francis

James Goodall Francis (1819–1884), a London-born merchant and politician, arrived in Hobart as a steerage passenger in February 1835.

1 portrait in the collection

Clive James

Clive James AO CBE

Clive James AM (1939-2019), writer, broadcaster and critic, grew up in Sydney, attending Hurstville Opportunity School, Sydney Tech.

1 portrait in the collection

James Morrison with flugelhorn

James Morrison

James Morrison (b. 1962), known internationally as a jazz recording artist, composer and flamboyant virtuoso performer, started to play the cornet at the age of seven.

1 portrait in the collection

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James Gillray

James Gillray, caricaturist and printmaker, was born in Chelsea and learned the art of engraving as a youth in London.

1 portrait in the collection

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