National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery, London

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Westminster

3,933 artworks

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We tell the story of Britain through portraits, using art to bring history to life and explore living today We look after the world’s greatest collection of portraits. 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. We celebrate the power of portraiture to create person-to-person connections and the experiences we provide offer encounters with some of the world’s greatest artists as well as the very best in contemporary art.

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St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artworks

  • The Memoir Club (Duncan Grant; Leonard Woolf; Vanessa Bell; Clive Bell; David Garnett; Baron Keynes; Lydia Lopokova; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Mary MacCarthy; Quentin Bell; E. M. Forster)
    The Memoir Club (Duncan Grant; Leonard Woolf; Vanessa Bell; Clive Bell; David Garnett; Baron Keynes; Lydia Lopokova; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Mary MacCarthy; Quentin Bell; E. M. Forster) Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
    Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson Ann Langford Dent (1924–2014)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Kathleen Raine
    Kathleen Raine Victoria Crowe (b.1945)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Victor Musgrave
    Victor Musgrave Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Edward Irvine Halliday ('Alter Ego')
    Edward Irvine Halliday ('Alter Ego') Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sir Hugh Walpole
    Sir Hugh Walpole Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Lydia Lopokova
    Lydia Lopokova Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • 3,926 more

Artists

  • Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853–1937), Actor-Manager, Self Portrait
    Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853–1937)
  • Queen Victoria (1819–1901), on Horseback
    Alfred d'Orsay (1801–1852)
  • Donegal
    Thomas Burke (1906–1945)
  • The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805
    Arthur William Devis (1762–1822)
  • Sir John Rushout, Bt
    John Smibert (1688–1751)
  • Anna Pavlova
    Elizabeth Violet Polunin (1878–1950)
  • Sabine
    Alison Watt (b.1965)
  • William Doughty
    William Doughty (1757–1782)
  • John Wesley (1703–1791)
    John Adams-Acton (1830–1910)
  • Al
    Patrick Procktor (1936–2003)

Stories

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