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Robert Forster
Biography
Robert Forster wrote The Go-Betweens' first recorded songs, 'Lee Remick' and 'Karen', of which they pressed about 500 copies, distributing them themselves.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert (No. 1 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)
Jenny Watson
Image
Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981
Jenny Watson
Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)
Purchased 2002
Face the music
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005
Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, c. 1780
Jean Francois Rigaud
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family, the Ian Potter Foundation and John Schaeffer AO 2009
Thomas Forster Knox
Biography
The Knox's third son, Thomas Forster Knox (1849-1919) followed his father and older brother into business, and became prominent in the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Johann Reinhold Forster
Biography
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), German/Scottish naturalist and writer, began his career as a pastor near Danzig.
1 portrait in the collection
Johann Georg Forster
Biography
Johann Georg(e) Forster (1754-1794), writer, made his first voyage of exploration - to Russia - with his father when he was eleven.
1 portrait in the collection
To the end of the earth
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
The portrait of Dr. Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster from 1780, is one of the oldest in the NPG's collection.
William Hodges Esq. RA, 1792
John Thornthwaite, C Forster after Richard Westall
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Edward Knox Jnr and Thomas Forster Knox., c. 1855
an unknown artist
Portrait, daguerreotype
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Peter Halliday in memory of Norah Knox 2010
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival, c. 1964 (printed 2015)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart), 1808
Robert Dunkarton after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Robert Hunter, July 1978, 1978 (printed 2012)
Robert Rooney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Robert Dessaix, 1998
Robert Hannaford AM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Robert Dessaix 2000
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Stephen and Russell Page, 1993 (printed 2011)
Robert Rosen
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Robert Rosen 2012