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Oct 10, 2024 · Discover over 11,000 portrait paintings, drawings, miniatures and sculptures. Photographs. Explore 250,000 photographs and negatives ranging from the 1840s to the present day. Prints and drawings. Our Reference Collection contains over 80,000 prints, drawings and caricatures. Explore the Collection Artist A-Z Sitter A-Z. The Gallery is home to ...
Explore our Collection - National Portrait Gallery
Discover people and portraits from our extensive Collection. The Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 220,000 works, from the 8th century to the present day. Explore:
What’s on - National Portrait Gallery
Nov 15, 2024 · Portrait of a Top Boy. We teamed up with Netflix to mark the final season of Top Boy.Featuring portraits of the iconic cast of characters by 16 established and emerging UK-based artists, this online display, curated by multi-disciplinary artist Ronan McKenzie, celebrates the show’s lasting impact on our cultural industries.
Visit - National Portrait Gallery
Sunday to Thursday: 10.30 - 17.50 (last deposit 17.00) Friday and Saturday: 10.30 - 20.50 (last deposit 20.00). Read more about our cloakroom policy.. Please note: Backpacks and large bags (max size 35 x 25 x 15cm) are not permitted in temporary exhibitions but can be checked into the cloakroom before entering.Please note there is a charge for …
Welcome to the Gallery - National Portrait Gallery
Gallery map. Pick up a free map to help you navigate the Collection, lifts, escalator, stairs, cafés, restaurant, shops and toilets or access our digital versions.
Events Calendar - National Portrait Gallery
Oct 10, 2024 · Live at Larry’s – jazz evenings. Evening. Various dates, next at Wed, 6 November 2024, 20.00-23.00. Larry’s, Floor -3 (accessible from the street via St Martin’s Place after 18.00) Wednesday & Thursday 20.00 - 23.00. Friday & Saturday 20.00 - 00.00. Join us for an evening of live jazz whilst dining in the glitz and glam of Larry's, with ...
About us - National Portrait Gallery
Spanning six centuries, our artworks reveal the inspiring and sometimes surprising personal stories that have shaped, and continue to shape a nation - from global icons to local champions, national treasures to unsung heroes. We are also passionate about portraiture, always progressing our art form, championing artists and encouraging creativity.
Contemporary portraits - National Portrait Gallery
A selection of contemporary portraits from 2000 to the present day, some of which are on display at the Gallery. Portraits below are listed in chronological order. 1 OF 10. Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield. by Tom Phillips. 1999-2000. NPG 6526.
Photographs Collection - National Portrait Gallery
Photographs Collection. The Photographs collection consists of more than 250,000 original photographic images of which at least 130,000 are original negatives. They date from the 1840s to the present day. The collection is divided into two parts; a Primary Collection of items that have a catalogue number prefix with the capital letter P and the ...
Our story - National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery holds the greatest collection of portraits in the world. The Gallery was founded in 1856 with the aim of collecting portraits of ‘the most eminent persons in British history’. The original Trustees agreed ‘to look at the celebrity of the person represented rather than the merit of the artist’ but also took ...