Human Kind: Transforming Identity in Australian and British Portraits 1700-1900 in the National Gallery of Victoria

Abstract

The National Gallery of Victoria's outstanding collection of Australian and British portraits, spanning the Enlightenment and the dawn of Federation, say much about this nation's cultural evolution within a global context. This project will produce the first interdisciplinary study of these portraits, enabling their online publication and extensive educational programs.

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