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Hon. Chris Watson
Biography
John Christian Watson, known as Chris Watson (1867-1941), Australia’s third Prime Minister, was born in Valparaiso, Chile, grew up in New Zealand and left school at 10 years of age to work on railway construction projects.
1 portrait in the collection
Barton and Watson, 1902
G. H. Dancey
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Purchased 2012
Don Watson
Biography
Don Watson (b. 1949), writer, is an authority on aspects of Australian history, culture, politics and language.
1 portrait in the collection
Ross Watson
Biography
Ross Watson specialises in interpolating representations of lithe semi-naked men into copies of paintings by masters such as Vermeer, Ter Borsch, David and Bronzino.
2 portraits in the collection
Mr George Watson
Biography
George John Watson (1829–1906), racing entrepreneur, was born at Ballydarton in Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Jenny Watson
Biography
Jenny Watson (b. 1951), painter and lecturer, studied painting at the NGV school and completed her Dip.
2 portraits in the collection
Gordon Watson AM
Biography
Gordon Watson AM (1921-1999), pianist and teacher, taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from 1964 to 1986 and was head of its keyboard department when he retired.
1 portrait in the collection
Don Watson, 2002
Anna Sande
Portrait, oil on canvas board
Gift of the artist 2004
Gordon Watson, 1964
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Ian Roberts (after Coypel 1709), 2003
Ross Watson
Portrait, oil on composition board
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jenny Watson 4, February 1979, 1979 (printed 2012)
Robert Rooney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2012
Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham), 2009
Ross Watson
Portrait, oil on board
Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Super League
Magazine article by David Sequeira, 2004
The portrait of Ian Roberts by Ross Watson.
Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson], 1874
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Grant (No. 3 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)
Jenny Watson
Image
Robert (No. 1 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)
Jenny Watson
Image