Skip to main content

Temporary road closures will be in place around the Gallery from 26 February during the Enlighten Festival.

Menu
What's on Prizes The Portraits Watch
The Gallery Governance & Board Circle of Friends
Learn Access Search the website
close close
What's on The Portraits The Gallery Learn Watch More O

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.

Bessy Clark

1825 – 1867

Show full biography

Portraits

Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania

Aborigines at Oyster Cove, Tasmania
1858 (printed 1890s)

Francis Nixon
Bessy Clark age 33
Aborigines, the last of the race, Tasmania

Aborigines, the last of the race, Tasmania
c. 1866

Henry Frith
Bessy Clark age 41
Summary
2 portraits in the collection
Related People
Caroline
Emma
Flora
Patty
Tippo
Trukanini
Wapperty
Mary Ann
Henry Frith
William Lanne
Francis Nixon
Show more related people [11]
External links
Records held at the National Library
portrait.gov.au
Search the website for more mentions of Bessy Clark
Home Contact Media Privacy statement User agreement Social media and community guidelines
© National Portrait Gallery 2025
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196

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.

This website comprises and contains copyrighted materials and works. Copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this website remains with the National Portrait Gallery and other copyright owners as specified.

The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a Reproduction request. For further information please contact NPG Copyright.

The National Portrait Gallery is an Australian Government Agency