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René Primevère Lesson
Biography
René Primevère Lesson (1794–1849), French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist, entered the Naval Medical School in Rochefort at the age of sixteen.
1 portrait in the collection
Rene Primevere Lesson, c. 1830
Ambroise Tardieu
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
The arrival, 2017
by Renée Stamatova
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The Renaissance #1, 2015
by Renée Stamatova
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Our First Lesson
Jimmy Widders Hunt
Image
Art Handlers' Award
Renée & Maria
General content
The Art Handlers' Award for 2022 went to Weight of the Mind's Periapt, 2021 by Jane Allan.
My Brother's family, 2018
by Joel Pratley
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Eye line
Magazine article by Jo Bertini, 2004
Jo Bertini describes the evolution of her portrait of artists and friends Kitty Kantilla and Freda Warlapinni.
Margel Hinder AM
Biography
Margel Hinder AM (née Harris) (1906-1995), sculptor, trained in Buffalo and Boston in the 1920s.
1 portrait in the collection
Observation point
Magazine article by Avraham Vofsi, 2022
For me, portraiture is all about connection. If we can connect deeply to another person’s story, it can be a profoundly moving experience.
Famous
Karin Catt Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2006
Australian photographer Karin Catt has photographed world leaders, a host of rock stars and Oscar-winning compatriots Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Cate Blanchett.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023
Learning resources
We encourage you to look, to feel, to think, to question and most importantly, to identify and connect.
Brains trust
About Face article
Eminent doctors and scientists have for more than a century consistently caused our nation to punch far above her weight.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018
Previous exhibition, 2018
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
Arthur as Alyosha?
Magazine article by Patrick McCaughey, 2015
Patrick McCaughey explores a striking Boyd self portrait.
9 lives of Karin Catt
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2006
Australian photographer Karin Catt has shot across the spectrum of celebrity, her subjects including rock stars, world leaders and actors.