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Our First Lesson

Caroline Chisholm, 1853

Purchased 2015

Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson], 1874

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

1967, 2019

And then came the night

Frank Wootton, c. 1908

Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Recognition

Originally conceived as an anthropological record, Percy Leason’s powerful 1934 portraits of Victorian Aboriginal people are today considered to be a highlight of 20th century Australian portraiture

Nicholas Hope,

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007

The Dissecting Room

Though initially developed by physicians, phrenology was taken up by certain non-medical practitioners who applied the theory to social questions such as education and criminal reform. 

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

We encourage you to look, to feel, to think, to question and most importantly, to identify and connect.

Studio

Studio: Australian Painters Photographed by R

Missing Persons

Desperately seeking Woolner medallions

So Fine

This exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history, enriching the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.