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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.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell
David Mitchell
Ada Whiting

David Mitchell, 1903 (later reworked)

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of the Mitchell Family 2012

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Geoffrey Mainwaring

Portrait of Dame Roma Mitchell, 1940s

Portrait, pastel on paper

Gift of friends of Dame Roma Mitchell 2018

Robert O'Hara Burke, Leader of the Victorian Expedition
Robert O'Hara Burke, Leader of the Victorian Expedition
Robert O'Hara Burke, Leader of the Victorian Expedition
Henry Samuel Sadd, Fergusson & Mitchell, Melbourne after Thomas Adams Hill

Robert O'Hara Burke, Leader of the Victorian Expedition, 1860-1861

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2007

Dame Margaret Scott
Dame Margaret Scott
Dame Margaret Scott
Kenneth Rowell AM

Dame Margaret Scott, 1949

Portrait, pen and ink, brush and ink and watercolour on paper

Gift of Professor Derek Denton AC and Dame Margaret Scott AC 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Rose Scott
Rose Scott
Rose Scott
Annie May Moore

Rose Scott, 1913

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Rennie Ellis

Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 (printed 2010)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2010

Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course
Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course
Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course
Robin Sellick

Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course, 2006

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006

Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Jessica Hromas

Dame Roma Mitchell, 1998

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Hammond Care Group 1999

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick
Jozef Vissel

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick, c. 1978

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2015

Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell
Lewis Morley

Tony Mitchell, 1975 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Harold Mitchell
Harold Mitchell
Harold Mitchell
Lorrie Graham

Harold Mitchell, 2001 (printed 2011)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
an unknown artist

Rev. Andrew Mitchell Ramsay, 1865

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on paper laid on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009

Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Robert McFarlane

Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival, c. 1964 (printed 2015)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Rooney

Robert Hunter, July 1978, 1978 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix
Robert Hannaford AM

Robert Dessaix, 1998

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Robert Dessaix 2000
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Dunkarton after Sir Thomas Lawrence

Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart), 1808

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

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