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General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales, c. 1840
John R. Jackson after John Linnell
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Purchased 2018
Linda Jackson
Biography
Linda Mary Jackson (b. 1950) is a fashion designer and artist. Having studied fashion design at Emily McPherson College and photography at Prahran Technical College, she travelled to New Guinea, through Asia and Europe, and worked for Parisian couture house Mia-Vicky.
1 portrait in the collection
William Jackson Hooker
Biography
William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), botanist, was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in which capacity he had significant influence on the study of Australian flora.
1 portrait in the collection
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Biography
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE (b. 1931), former sprinter, was Governor of South Australia from 2001 to 2007.
3 portraits in the collection
Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson, 2023
Adrienne Doig
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on wood
Purchased with funds provided by donors 2023
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2006
Avril Thomas
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned 2006
Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2005
Avril Thomas
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Commissioned 2006
Marjorie Jackson, 1953
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
William Jackson Hooker, 1851
Thomas Herbert Maguire
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Spikes: then and now
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
As part of its ongoing program of commissions of portraits of prominent Australians, the National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a portrait of Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson by South Australian artist Avril Thomas.
Captain James Cook from the original in the Naval Gallery, Greenwich Hospital, c. 1837
William Holl, Peter Jackson, London & Paris after Nathaniel Dance
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
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John Mitchel with John Martin and Father John Kenyon [the three Johns], 1866
Edouard Gatel
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Opening of the First Legislative Council of Victoria by Governor Charles Joseph LaTrobe at St Patrick's Hall, Bourke Street West, Melbourne November 13th 1851, 1883
John Noone after William Strutt
Portrait, photolithograph on paper
Purchased 2013
Lieutenant Watts, 1789
John Sherwin after Samuel Shelley
Portrait, stipple engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Edward John Eyre, Late Governor of Jamaica, 1867
John Brown after H Hering
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Karen McLeod Adair and Anthony Adair 2003
Captain Sir John Franklin, 1830
John Thomson after William Derby
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012