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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea
Omai, A Native of Ulaietea
Omai, A Native of Ulaietea
Francesco Bartolozzi after Nathaniel Dance

Omai, A Native of Ulaietea, 1774

Portrait, engraving on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007

Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman
Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman
Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman
William B. Latimer, W B Latimer Photo Art Studio

Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman, c. 1880

Portrait, albumen silver carte de visite

Purchased 2013

Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook
William Holl, Fisher, Son & Co London after Nathaniel Dance

Captain James Cook, 1837

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012

Captain James Cook from the original in the Naval Gallery, Greenwich Hospital
Captain James Cook from the original in the Naval Gallery, Greenwich Hospital
Captain James Cook from the original in the Naval Gallery, Greenwich Hospital
William Holl, Peter Jackson, London & Paris after Nathaniel Dance

Captain James Cook from the original in the Naval Gallery, Greenwich Hospital, c. 1837

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012

Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
William Daniell after George Dance

Sir Joseph Banks, 1811

Portrait, soft ground etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

William Hodges RA
William Hodges RA
William Hodges RA
William Daniell after George Dance

William Hodges RA, 1808 (dated 1810)

Portrait, etching on paper

Purchased 2010

Alexander Dalrymple
Alexander Dalrymple
Alexander Dalrymple
William Daniell after George Dance

Alexander Dalrymple, 1809

Portrait, soft ground etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

The Dance - David McAllister
The Dance - David McAllister
The Dance - David McAllister
Peter Brew-Bevan

The Dance - David McAllister, 2016

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by The Stuart Leslie Foundation 2016

Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister"
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister"
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister"
Peter Brew-Bevan

Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait "The Dance - David McAllister", 2016

Portrait, 48 page journal with 25 illustrated pages in pencil, pastel, ink and collage of printed images with masking tape

Commissioned with funds provided by The Stuart Leslie Foundation 2016

Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman

Nathaniel Kinsman

Biography

Nathaniel Kinsman (1823–1898), lay preacher, came to Victoria in the late 1840s and set up in business in Fitzroy as a dealer in second-hand furniture.

1 portrait in the collection

William Westall
William Westall
William Westall
William Daniell after George Dance

William Westall, 1854

Portrait, etching on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Walter Preston

Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820

Portrait, engraving, hand coloured on paper

Purchased 2013

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George Dance

Biography

George Dance the Younger, architect, was a founder member of the Royal Academy in 1768.

4 portraits in the collection

Graeme Murphy
Graeme Murphy
Graeme Murphy
Lewis Morley

Graeme Murphy, 1977 (printed 2002)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Some lads #4
Some lads #4
Some lads #4
Tracey Moffatt

Some lads #4, 1986 (printed c. 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024

Margaret Robertson
Margaret Robertson
Margaret Robertson
Batchelder & O'Neill

Margaret Robertson, c. 1863

Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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