Arthur Devis made his career in London as a painter par excellence of the ‘conversation piece’- small group portraits in domestic settings that became very popular in England in the…
This impressive portrait of Frederick Augustus II (1697–1763), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (as Augustus III), painted when the young Frederick spent a year in Paris in 1714–15,…
This painting is a document of the Grand Tour (the traditional visit to Europe undertaken by Britain’s upper classes), and is one of Pompeo Batoni’s finest portraits of an English…
Reaching more local and rural communities than ever before, NGV Kids on Tour encourages children and families across the state from Gippsland through to Wodonga to participate in free activities…
Purchased from the artist by Andrew Kinsman Hichens Esq (1834–1906), patron of Watts and husband of the sitter, Mary ‘May
New acquisition Through the support of generous donors and our Annual Appeal 2017, we have recently acquired an exquisite portrait of Césarine de Houdetot, shown against a backdrop depicting the…
George Frederick Watts first met the Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson in 1857 and painted this portrait shortly after.
The painting, attributed to Thomas Lawrence, is framed in the style associated with Lawrence. These ogee profiled frames are extensively ornamented with fine composition mouldings of repeating scrolled, foliate patterns….
Two-time Archibald prize-winner Del Kathryn Barton is being celebrated in the largest ever exhibition of her work to date at NGV Australia.
The x radiograph of Portrait study reveals a previous portrait underlying the one we see.
The x radiograph of The studio party reveals a portrait of a seated woman under the present composition.
The earliest images we have of the framing of Streeton Near Heidelberg, 1890, acquired in 1943, shows a composition frame in the style of Louis XIV carrying a John Thallon…
Two x radiograph images have been made of the profile portrait.
‘We need to understand and learn from history because if we repeat history we head for tragedy… I wanted a presence and portraits that spoke, and through this process to…
Throughout his career, Mike Parr has explored the body and its limits.