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Vera Pearce

1896-1966
Actress and singer
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke

1850-1895
Travel writer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 6 portraits

Sir Westby Brook Perceval

1854-1928
Lawyer, committee member and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Edgar Wikner Percival

1898-1984
Aircraft designer and pilot
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles Perry

1807-1891
First Bishop of Melbourne
Sitter in 1 portrait

Colin Petersen

1946-
Drummer and record producer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Sir Arthur Frederick Peterson

1859-1922
Judge
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir Philip Bertie Petrides

1881-1956
Lawyer and Chief Justice, Gold Coast
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir Horace Rostill Petty

1904-1982
Agent-General for State of Victoria in London
Sitter in 1 portrait

Barrington Pheloung

1954-2019
Film and television composer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Arthur Phillip

1738-1814
Admiral of the Blue; first Governor of New South Wales
Sitter in 1 portrait

Helen Clementina Phillips (née Gilchrist)

circa 1850-1931
Former wife of Colin Alexander Fraser, and later wife of Samuel Phillips; daughter of John Gilchrist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Marion Phillips

1881-1932
Labour politician; MP for Sunderland
Sitter in 3 portraits

DBC Pierre

1961-
Writer
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Richard Pilger

1939-
Journalist, author and film-maker
Sitter in 2 portraits

Norman Plant

1945-
Photographer
Artist of 2 portraits

(Harald Emil) Axel Poignant

1906-1986
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

Nicholas Pope

1949-
Artist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Peter Neville Frederick Porter

1929-2010
Poet and writer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Keith Leon Potger

1941-
Musician; guitarist for The Seekers
Sitter in 3 portraits

Poul C. Poulsen

1857-circa 1900
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

Poulsen

active 1900s-1930s
Photographer
Artist of 3 portraits

Enoch Powell

1912-1998
Politician, classical scholar, linguist and poet
Sitter in 32 portraits

Evadne Price

1896-1985
Novelist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir John Ure Primrose

1900-1974
Lord Provost of Perth
Sitter in 2 portraits

Eric Stevens Purbrick

1903-1991
Lawyer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Adrian Quist

1913-1991
Tennis player
Sitter in 1 portrait

Blanche Wanda Radford

1897-1982
Musician and actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lewis Bostock Radford

1869-1937
Bishop of Goulburn, Australia
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Alexander Montgomery Wilson Rae

1896-1978
Colonial doctor and Medical Adviser
Sitter in 1 portrait

Peggy Ramsay

1908-1991
Theatrical agent
Sitter in 2 portraits

Elizabeth Alice ('Bessie') Raper (née Tobin)

died 1933
Former wife of 6th Marquess Conyngham, and later wife of Alfred Raper; daughter of William Tobin
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson

1843-1910
Admiral; Governor of New South Wales, Australia
Sitter in 2 portraits

Thomas Thornton Reed

1902-1995
Bishop of Adelaide
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lloyd Frederic Rees

1895-1988
Artist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Regent Studios

Photographers
Artist of 2 portraits

Elizabeth Anne Reid

1942-
Feminist and academic
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir George Houstoun Reid

1845-1918
Colonial politician; fourth Prime Minister of Australia
Sitter in 3 portraits

Restella

active 1930s
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

Sir George Edward Rich

1863-1956
High Court judge
Sitter in 2 portraits