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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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These full-length figures in watercolour, gouache and pencil date mostly from the 1820s, and almost all come from the collection of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.

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Bathing woman, Bridlington, c.1825 by John Dempsey
Bathing woman, Bridlington, c.1825 by John Dempsey
A maniac by John Dempsey
A maniac by John Dempsey
Copeman, gardener, Great Yarmouth by John Dempsey
Copeman, gardener, Great Yarmouth by John Dempsey
Old Joe of Portsmouth by John Dempsey
Old Joe of Portsmouth by John Dempsey
Billman, 1825 by John Dempsey
Billman, 1825 by John Dempsey
Pember of Bath by John Dempsey
Pember of Bath by John Dempsey
‘Perpendicular’, York by John Dempsey
‘Perpendicular’, York by John Dempsey
‘Cotton’, Norwich, c.1823 by John Dempsey
‘Cotton’, Norwich, c.1823 by John Dempsey
Sand-man, Whitby, c. 1825 by John Dempsey
Sand-man, Whitby, c. 1825 by John Dempsey
Ann ‘Old Nanny’ Chapman, Bury St. Edmunds by John Dempsey
Ann ‘Old Nanny’ Chapman, Bury St. Edmunds by John Dempsey
Tailor's man, Scarborough, 1825 by John Dempsey
Tailor's man, Scarborough, 1825 by John Dempsey
Porter, Charing Cross, 1824 by John Dempsey
Porter, Charing Cross, 1824 by John Dempsey
Black Charley, Norwich, 1823 by John Dempsey
Black Charley, Norwich, 1823 by John Dempsey
Robert Bloomfield, the poet, 1823 by John Dempsey
Robert Bloomfield, the poet, 1823 by John Dempsey
Tommy Raeburn, the Ayrshire Hermit, c. 1830s by John Dempsey
Tommy Raeburn, the Ayrshire Hermit, c. 1830s by John Dempsey
Cary, Billsticker, Great Yarmouth, 1823 by John Dempsey
Cary, Billsticker, Great Yarmouth, 1823 by John Dempsey
Billy Bean, Butchers’ carrier, Scarborough, 1825 by John Dempsey
Billy Bean, Butchers’ carrier, Scarborough, 1825 by John Dempsey
Samuel Hevens, Jewish old clothes man, Greenwich, 1824 by John Dempsey
Samuel Hevens, Jewish old clothes man, Greenwich, 1824 by John Dempsey
Mary (or Elizabeth) Leagrove, attendant at the gaol, Ipswich, c. 1823 by John Dempsey
Mary (or Elizabeth) Leagrove, attendant at the gaol, Ipswich, c. 1823 by John Dempsey
David Love, commonly called the Nottingham Poet, 1824 by John Dempsey
David Love, commonly called the Nottingham Poet, 1824 by John Dempsey
Doorkeeper, Royal Grand National Menagerie, Exeter ‘Change, London, c.1824 by John Dempsey
Doorkeeper, Royal Grand National Menagerie, Exeter ‘Change, London, c.1824 by John Dempsey
Mary (or Diana) Croker, mat woman, Colchester, 1823 by John Dempsey
Mary (or Diana) Croker, mat woman, Colchester, 1823 by John Dempsey
Little John of Colchester, a poor lunatic, c.1823 by John Dempsey
Little John of Colchester, a poor lunatic, c.1823 by John Dempsey
John Wardle, Sunderland, 1825 by John Dempsey
John Wardle, Sunderland, 1825 by John Dempsey
John Hallam, Derby, c. 1820s by John Dempsey
John Hallam, Derby, c. 1820s by John Dempsey
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