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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.

Matthew Burnett

Matthew Burnett

Biography

Matthew Burnett (1839–1896), the ‘Yorkshire Evangelist’, spent more than twenty years denouncing alcohol in the Australian colonies.

1 portrait in the collection

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Matthew Sleeth

Biography

Matthew Sleeth began his photographic career with a number of monographs including Roaring Days, The Bank Book and Tour of Duty.

2 portraits in the collection

Matthew Reilly

Matthew Reilly

Biography

Matthew Reilly (b. 1974) is a successful writer of popular fiction novels, characterised by suspenseful narratives and futuristic scenarios.

1 portrait in the collection

Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham)

Matthew Mitcham

Biography

Matthew Mitcham OAM (b. 1988) won the gold medal in the 10m platform diving event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

1 portrait in the collection

Captain Matthew Flinders RN

Captain Matthew Flinders

Biography

Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), was one of the world’s most accomplished navigators.

2 portraits in the collection

Bishop James Moore

James Moore

Biography

James Moore (1834-1904) was an undistinguished scholar before he left Ireland for Melbourne in 1862.

1 portrait in the collection

Mīal

Archie Moore

Biography

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland in 1970, Archie Moore is a Kamilaroi and Bigambul man with British and Scottish heritage.

1 portrait in the collection

Semi self portrait, Hunter Valley

David Moore

Biography

David Moore was a photographer who helped to establish the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney with colleague Wesley Stacey.

115 portraits in the collection

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Mary Moore

Biography

Mary Moore (b. 1957) is a West Australian portrait artist. She began formal art training in Claremont at the age of fifteen, later attending the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Royal College of Art, London.

4 portraits in the collection

George Moore

George Moore

Biography

George Moore (1923-2008), champion jockey, was born in Mackay, Qld and was apprenticed in Brisbane in 1938.

1 portrait in the collection

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Annie May Moore

Biography

Annie May Moore (1881-1931) was born in New Zealand and studied at the Elam School of Art and Design in Auckland.

5 portraits in the collection

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Dr John Janson-Moore

Biography

Based in Sydney, John Janson-Moore (b. 1968) is a visual artist, photographer and filmmaker, working across a broad spectrum of media, encompassing portraiture, documentary and conceptual art.

2 portraits in the collection

Self portrait, Cyprus

David Potts

Biography

David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.

3 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Ron Robertson-Swann

Ron Robertson-Swann OAM

Biography

Ron Robertson-Swann (b. 1941), sculptor, teacher and painter, studied at the National Art School (NAS) under Lyndon Dadswell in the late 1950s.

1 portrait in the collection

Tommy Smith

Tommy Smith

Biography

Tommy Smith (1916-1998), racehorse trainer, was born at Jembaicumbene near Braidwood, NSW.

2 portraits in the collection

Phillip Parker King

Phillip Parker King

Biography

Phillip Parker King RN (1791–1856) has been described as the first Australian-born person to succeed in the world outside the colonies.

1 portrait in the collection

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