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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.

More information on Time and Line

Portraits on display

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
Dame Margaret Scott
Dame Margaret Scott, 1949 Kenneth Rowell AM. © Estate of Kenneth Rowell
Sir John Eccles
Sir John Eccles, 1959 Pam MacFarlane. © Estate of Pam Macfarlane
Study for
Study for "Barry Humphries in the character of Mrs Everage", 1969 John Brack. © Helen Brack
John Kerr
John Kerr, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
David Malouf
David Malouf, 1980 Jeffrey Smart AO. © Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages
Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman
Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman, 1996 Ralph Heimans AM. © Ralph Heimans
Study for John Bell as King Lear
Study for John Bell as King Lear, 1998-2001 Nicholas Harding. © Nicholas Harding
Jim Conway
Jim Conway, 2006 Greg Warburton. © Greg Warburton
Michael with beetroot sprouting
Michael with beetroot sprouting, 2008 Janet Dawson. © Janet Dawson/Copyright Agency, 2024
Charles Windeyer
Charles Windeyer, 1830s an unknown artist
John Connell
John Connell, c. 1830 Richard Read Jnr
James Macarthur
James Macarthur, c. 1836-1838 an unknown artist
Richard Fitzgerald
Richard Fitzgerald, c. 1838 Edmund Edgar
Jessie Whyte
Jessie Whyte, c. 1840 Thomas Bock
Portrait of Harriet Swan
Portrait of Harriet Swan, c. 1842 an unknown artist
Portrait of Julia Swan
Portrait of Julia Swan, c. 1842 an unknown artist
Edward Paine Butler
Edward Paine Butler, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
George and Jemima Billet with family
George and Jemima Billet with family, c. 1852 C.H.T. Costantini
Elizabeth Read (née Archer)
Elizabeth Read (née Archer), c. 1853 an unknown artist
Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax
Portrait of Mrs Sarah Fairfax, c. 1864 Edwin Dalton
Ina Gregory
Ina Gregory, c. 1895 E. Phillips Fox
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson, c. 1919 Lionel Lindsay. © National Library of Australia
Robert Klippel
Robert Klippel, c. 1990 Rosemary Madigan. © Rosemary Madigan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak
Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak, 2003 Nick Mourtzakis. © Nick Mourtzakis
Gough... maintain the rage!
Gough... maintain the rage!, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Malcolm
Malcolm, 1976 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily')
Untitled (Study for 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily'), 1993 Jenny Sages. © Jenny Sages
Miss Elizabeth Roberts
Miss Elizabeth Roberts, 1830 Richard Read Jnr
Gamaliel Butler
Gamaliel Butler, c. 1810 an unknown artist
Isabella Louisa Parry
Isabella Louisa Parry, c. 1826 an unknown artist
Dr Ludwig Leichhardt
Dr Ludwig Leichhardt, 1846 Charles Rodius
Theresa and James Laidley Mort
Theresa and James Laidley Mort, 1844 William Nicholas
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820 Walter Preston
Nlle. Holland Port Jackson: Sauvages des environs de Sydney: Nani, Taran, Abinghou, Broten, Timbere
Nlle. Holland Port Jackson: Sauvages des environs de Sydney: Nani, Taran, Abinghou, Broten, Timbere, 1825 Jean Coutant after Jacques Etienne Victor Arago
Francis Russell Nixon
Francis Russell Nixon, c. 1845-1855 an unknown artist after George Richmond
Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island
Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island, 1835 Benjamin Duterrau
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
Elizabeth Walford
Elizabeth Walford, c. 1873 an unknown artist
The Colonel (Portrait of Walter Withers)
The Colonel (Portrait of Walter Withers), 1896 David Davies
William Walford
William Walford, c. 1873 an unknown artist
JS Study 1
JS Study 1, 2014 Jasper Knight. © Jasper Knight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Neilma Gantner
Neilma Gantner, c. 1990 William Kelly OAM. © William Kelly
Portrait of Henry Hopkins
Portrait of Henry Hopkins, c. 1845 Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
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