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Time and Line

In Gallery Seven

Encompassing the 1820s to the 2020s, Time and Line showcases the depth and extent of our drawing collection.

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Portraits on display

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Marion Borgelt
Marion Borgelt, 2001 Cherry Hood. © Cherry Hood/Copyright Agency, 2024
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2022
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2022
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman)
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1976 Charles Blackman OBE. © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2024
Sketch for Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Sketch for Prime Minister Robert Menzies, 1960 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2024
Martha Sarah Butler
Martha Sarah Butler, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Alice Want
Alice Want, 1853 William Nicholas
Richard Butler
Richard Butler, 1859 Lucy Meadows
Annie Butler
Annie Butler, 1859 Lucy Meadows
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George Langley, 1918 James McBey
Sir Sidney Kidman
Sir Sidney Kidman, 1932 Samuel Woolf
Klaus Friedeberger
Klaus Friedeberger, 1942 Erwin Fabian. © Estate of Erwin Fabian
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