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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.

Athol Shmith
Athol Shmith
Athol Shmith

Athol Shmith, 1985

Michel Lawrence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson), 1885

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie
Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie
Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie

Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie, 1887

Frederick Woodhouse
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2008

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC, 1943

Dora Toovey
Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Cutler family 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

The Derby Day at Flemington
The Derby Day at Flemington
The Derby Day at Flemington

The Derby Day at Flemington, c. 1890

Carl Kahler, Goupil & Cie
Portrait, photogravure on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Ludwig Becker
Ludwig Becker
Ludwig Becker

Ludwig Becker, 1861

Frederick Schoenfeld
Portrait, lithograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Canberra 2000

Nicholas Chevalier
Nicholas Chevalier
Nicholas Chevalier

Nicholas Chevalier, c. 1867

Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day
The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day
The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day

The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, c. 1889

Goupil & Cie after Carl Kahler
Portrait, photogravure on paper

Purchased 2009

Cathryn Fitzpatrick
Cathryn Fitzpatrick
Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Cathryn Fitzpatrick, 2006

Toni Wilkinson
Portrait, inkjet print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards

Robert Edwards, 2009

John Elliott
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Art Exhibitions Australia 2009

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, 2013 (cast 2016)

Willow Legge
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base

Gift of the artist 2016

The Payne family
The Payne family
The Payne family

The Payne family, 1888-1889

A Flegeltaub
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Self portrait, between 1951 and 1953

Janet Dawson
Portrait, oil on cardboard

Gift of the artist 2000

Mary Ware
Mary Ware
Mary Ware

Mary Ware, c. 1854

Robert Dowling
Portrait, oil on canvas on board

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014

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Leonard French, 1980s (printed 2018)

Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs
Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs
Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs

Sidney Kidman and Arthur Triggs, c. 1914

Falk Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2007

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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