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Lleyton Hewitt AM
Biography
At twenty years old, Lleyton Hewitt AM (b. 1981) was the youngest male tennis player ever to be ranked world number one.
1 portrait in the collection
Lleyton Hewitt, 1998
Robin Sellick
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Charles Hewitt
Biography
Born in Lincolnshire, Charles Hewitt (1837–1912) had begun working in Melbourne by 1860 and was one of the founding members of the Photographic Society of Victoria.
3 portraits in the collection
Rosina Carandini, mid 1860s
Charles Hewitt
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009
Fannie Carandini, mid 1860s
Charles Hewitt
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009
Madame Carandini, c. 1872
Charles Hewitt, A Marion Son and Co (Paris/London)
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Purchased 2022
John Newcombe and family, 1973
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
The Photographic Society of Victoria, Melbourne
Biography
The Photographic Society of Victoria was formed in 1876 to 'bring photographers together in a friendly spirit, in order to advance the art and science of photography in the colony, without any attempt at binding or dictating to members any special trading rules, such as charges for photographs or hours or days for closing or opening their respective establishments.' At the time of the first annual meeting on 9 March 1877 there were 61 members, five whom were ladies.
1 portrait in the collection
Sean Godsell
Biography
Sean Godsell (b. 1960) a Melbourne-based architect, is known internationally for his distinctive residential architecture.
1 portrait in the collection
Mr George Watson
Biography
George John Watson (1829–1906), racing entrepreneur, was born at Ballydarton in Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Thomas Pearce, c. 1878
The Photographic Society of Victoria, Melbourne
Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite on card
Purchased 2010
Australian Visit
Previous exhibition, 2006
The exhibition will include works of art from the NPG Canberra's permanent collection with some inward loans and aims to highlight the achievements of notable Australians.
Time and light
In Gallery Seven
Previous exhibition, 2023
This sample of 56 photographs takes in some of the smallest photographs we own and some of the largest, some of the earliest and some of the most recent, as well as multiple photographic processes from daguerreotypes to digital media.
Sideshow Alley
Infamy, the macabre & the portrait
Previous exhibition, 2015
Death masks, post-mortem drawings and other spooky and disquieting portraits... Come and see how portraits of infamous Australians were used in the 19th century.