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Leanne Benjamin AM OBE
Biography
Leanne Benjamin AM OBE (b. 1964) was Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet between 1993 and 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
Leanne Benjamin, 1999 (printed 2022)
Polly Borland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2022
Benjamin Law
Biography
Benjamin Law, sculptor and lithographer, arrived in Hobart in 1834 aboard the Sarah.
2 portraits in the collection
Benjamin Duterrau
Biography
Benjamin Duterrau, who arrived in Tasmania in 1832 at the age of 65, created the first Australian history paintings with his images celebrating Robinson's conciliatory relocation project.
2 portraits in the collection
Sir Benjamin West
Biography
Benjamin West (1738-1820), an American painter, arrived in England in 1763 after a Grand Tour in Italy and soon won acclaim.
1 portrait in the collection
Ned, 2011
by Benjamin Liew
Image
Michael, 2013
by Benjamin Galli
Image
![Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land](/files/1/8/b/4/i10111-sl.jpg "Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land")
![Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land](/files/1/8/b/4/i10111-ths.jpg "Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land")
Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land, 1835
Benjamin Law
Portrait, cast plaster, painted
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
![Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]](/files/c/b/d/0/i10110-sl.jpg "Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]")
![Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]](/files/c/b/d/0/i10110-ths.jpg "Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]")
Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati], 1836
Benjamin Law
Portrait, cast plaster, painted
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
![Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island](/files/8/9/0/b/i8536-sl.jpg "Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island")
![Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island](/files/8/9/0/b/i8536-ths.jpg "Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island")
Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island, 1835
Benjamin Duterrau
Portrait, etching, printed in black ink from one copper plate on paper
Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2009
![Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land](/files/1/8/5/e/i8535-sl.jpg "Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land")
![Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land](/files/1/8/5/e/i8535-ths.jpg "Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land")
Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land, 1835
Benjamin Duterrau
Portrait, etching, printed in black ink from one copper plate on paper
Purchased with funds provided by The Ian Potter Foundation 2009
Herbert Benjamin George Larkin CBE
Biography
Herbert Benjamin George Larkin CBE (c. 1871- 1944), shipping administrator, came to Australia from England and joined the office of the Australian Steam Navigation Company.
1 portrait in the collection
Ngarrga Jawandaji Dancing for The Sandridge Band Performing Their Song Ngabaya (Spirit People) at the 2021 Malandarri Festival, Yanyuwa Country 2021
Benjamin Warlngundu Ellis Bayliss
Image
Black and white history
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009
English artist Benjamin Duterrau took up the cause of the Indigenous peoples of Tasmania with his detailed and sympathetic renderings.
Wandangula Dancers & the Song People Perform Ngabaya (Spirit People) at the 2014 Malandarri Festival, Yanyuwa Country 2014
Benjamin Warlngundu Ellis Bayliss
Image
H.B.G Larkin, 1928
L E. Reynolds
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012