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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.

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Elizabeth Blackburn

Elizabeth Blackburn AC

Elizabeth Blackburn AC (b. 1948) shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009, becoming the first Australian woman Nobel laureate.

1 portrait in the collection

Jaya'ism, 2019 Elizabeth Barden

Jaya'ism, 2019

Elizabeth Barden

Quickly, before it's gone, 2019 Elizabeth Looker

Quickly, before it's gone, 2019

Elizabeth Looker

Life Dancers, 2015 by Elizabeth Looker

Life Dancers, 2015

by Elizabeth Looker

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Polly Borland on Queen Elizabeth II

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2017

A Calm So Deep, 2018 by Elizabeth Looker

A Calm So Deep, 2018

by Elizabeth Looker

Bathe in the sea and the sun, 2021 Elizabeth Looker

Bathe in the sea and the sun

Elizabeth Looker

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse)

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald

Elizabeth Henrietta Fitzgerald (née Rouse, 1818–1863) was born at Rouse Hill, New South Wales, the youngest daughter of colonial public servant and landowner Richard Rouse (1774–1852) and his wife Elizabeth (née Adams, 1772–1849), who’d come to Sydney as free settlers in 1801.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Elizabeth Sarah Roberts

Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts (née Williamson, 1860–1928), artist, was born in Launceston, the daughter of Caleb Williamson, a successful merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth.

1 portrait in the collection

Marcie Elizabeth Wilson

Marcie Elizabeth Fairfax

Marcie Elizabeth 'Betty' Fairfax (1907–1995) was a leading figure in fashionable circles in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.

1 portrait in the collection

Elizabeth

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM (b. 1934), choreographer, teacher and performer, was born in Adelaide and trained in classical ballet and modern dance with Nora Stewart.

1 portrait in the collection

Dame Elizabeth Couchman

Dame Elizabeth Couchman DBE

Dame Elizabeth Couchman DBE (1876–1982), political activist, grew up in in Geelong and gained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia.

1 portrait in the collection

Waiting for Zipporah (Christine Anu)

Waiting for Zipporah (Christine Anu)

Waiting for Zipporah (Christine Anu)

Waiting for Zipporah (Christine Anu), 2002

Elizabeth Barden

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II), 1942-1943

Charles Wheeler

Portrait, coloured chalk on artist board

Purchased 2019

Elizabeth Carter

Elizabeth Sarah Ellen Carter

Elizabeth Sarah Ellen Carter (née Hill, 1845-1927) was one of the eight children born to Sydney cabinetmaker and undertaker John Hill jnr and his wife Elizabeth - the step-daughter of ex-convict boatman, John Cadman.

1 portrait in the collection

Miss Elizabeth Roberts

Miss Elizabeth Roberts

Miss Elizabeth Roberts

Miss Elizabeth Roberts, 1830

Richard Read Jnr

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Purchased 2013

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