Artworks
Though images of sovereigns have been present in the country since Australia was first settled by Europeans, only in the past century have Australia's royals been portrayed by Australian artists. The official portrait of Her Majesty was painted by Sir William Dargie, although other Australians, namely Rolf Harris, have also painted portraits.
Portraits of the monarch are often found in government buildings (most notably Local Council Chambers), military installations, some schools, as well as Australia's High Commissions and Embassies abroad.
The Crown is used as a heraldic symbol in the coats of arms of the Commonwealth and the states of Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. Likewise it is used in the state flags of Victoria and Queensland.
The Coat of arms of Australia (or more rarely an image of the Queen) is displayed in Australian federal courtrooms. In a practice dating back to colonial times, state courts traditionally display the personal arms of the sovereign (those currently used by the sovereign in right of the United Kingdom); however in New South Wales some of these have been replaced with the state arms.
Read more about this topic: Australian Royal Symbols, Images of The Sovereign
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“It is with artworks as it is with wine: it is much better when we do not need either one, when we stick with water, and when out of our own inner fire, the inner sweetness of our own soul, we turn the water over and over again into wine ourselves.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)