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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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Lowe Kong Meng

Lowe Kong Meng

Lowe Kong Meng

Lowe Kong Meng, c. 1887

Ludwig Lang after Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co

Portrait, tinted lithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker (1808-1861), was an artist, naturalist and explorer. He was born in Germany and trained as an artist there, and after arriving in Tasmania in 1851 he settled in Melbourne.

1 portrait in the collection

Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker, 1861

Frederick Schoenfeld

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Canberra 2000

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813-c. 1848) went to school and university in Germany but the range of his interests was such that he never actually graduated (he was later called Dr Leichhardt in recognition of his broad scholarship).

1 portrait in the collection

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt

Dr Ludwig Leichhardt, 1846

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Purchased 2004

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Mark Lang

Mark Lang has worked as a photographer for twenty-five years and specialises in large format panoramic photographs of Australian landscapes.

2 portraits in the collection

Don Walker, Songwriter

Don Walker, Songwriter

Don Walker, Songwriter

Don Walker, Songwriter, 2021

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2023

Jack Lang

John Thomas "Jack" Lang

John Thomas Lang (1876–1975) served two terms as premier of New South Wales in the 1920s and 1930s.

5 portraits in the collection

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1967

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock, 1980 (printed 2011)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock

Lang Hancock, 1985

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006

Bill Neidjie

Bill Neidjie

Bill Neidjie

Bill Neidjie, 2000 (printed 2008)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2008

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Jack Lang, 1931

Portrait, pencil, pen and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Jack Lang, 1970

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Elsie Martin 2000

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Jack Lang, life mask, n.d.

Portrait, fibreglass and resin

Purchased 2000

The people's champion, Mr Lang

The people's champion, Mr Lang

The people's champion, Mr Lang

The people's champion, Mr Lang, c. 1927

an unknown artist

Portrait, cast plaster, painted

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

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