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The Sands Brothers

The Sands Brothers

The Sands Brothers

The Sands Brothers, c. 1940s

an unknown artist

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2011

Tim Fairfax AC

Tim Fairfax, 2018

by Russell Shakespeare

General content

Commissioned with funds provided by The Calvert-Jones Foundation 2018

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

Shakespeare to Winehouse

Icons from the National Portrait Gallery, London

Previous exhibition, 2022

From Shakespeare to Winehouse, Darwin to Dickens, the Beatles, Brontë sisters and Beckham, the National Portrait Gallery London holds the world’s most extensive collection of portraits.

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

William Shakespeare

associated with John Taylor

Shakespeare to Winehouse: Icons from the National Portrait Gallery, London

Announcing Shakespeare to Winehouse

24 November 2021

Archived media releases 2021

More than eighty treasures from the National Portrait Gallery London will travel to Canberra for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from March 2022.

Francis Russell Nixon

Francis Russell Nixon

Francis Russell Nixon

Francis Russell Nixon, c. 1845-1855

an unknown artist after George Richmond

Portrait, copperplate engraving, heightened with China white on buff paper

Purchased 2009

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

Shakespeare to Winehouse

Selected images

Take a peek at a selection of the portraits you can see in the exhibition.

Adela Russell Walker

Adela Russell Walker

Adela Russell Walker

Adela Russell Walker, 1864

William P. Dowling

Portrait, albumen print photograph, carte de visite format on paper on card

Purchased 2022

Study for John Bell as King Lear

John Bell AO OBE

John Bell AO OBE (b. 1940), actor and director, is one of Australia's best-known theatre personalities.

3 portraits in the collection

John Bell

John Bell

John Bell

John Bell, 1962 (printed 2006)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Alan Sandow

Alan Sandow

Alan Sandow (b. 1952), drummer, joined Clive Shakespeare in the initial Sherbet lineup in 1969, before Daryl Braithwaite joined the band.

3 portraits in the collection

Study for John Bell as King Lear

Study for John Bell as King Lear

Study for John Bell as King Lear

Study for John Bell as King Lear, 1998-2001

Nicholas Harding

Portrait, ink, charcoal and conté on paper

Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Anna Volska

Anna Volska

Anna Volska (b. 1944), actor, came from Poland to Australia with her mother when she was seven.

1 portrait in the collection

Stephen, Russell and David Page

Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer

Creative kin

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