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National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery, London

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Westminster

3,935 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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+44(0)20 7306 0055

The Gallery is open daily 10am–6pm and on Thursday and Friday until 9pm. Whilst the majority of painted portraits are on display, those not on display can readily be made available for viewing by contacting the collection.

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Artworks

  • Philip Pullman (b.1946)
    Philip Pullman (b.1946) Martin Jennings (b.1957)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), 2nd Bt
    Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), 2nd Bt David Wynne (1926–2014)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Henry Havelock Ellis
    Henry Havelock Ellis Edmond Xavier Kapp (1890–1978)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft
    (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Dylan Thomas
    Dylan Thomas Rupert Shephard (1909–1992)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Dylan Thomas
    Dylan Thomas Rupert Shephard (1909–1992)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Joseph Needham
    Joseph Needham Yolanda Sonnabend (1935–2015)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • 3,928 more

Artists

  • Jan Christian Smuts (1870–1950)
    Moses Kottler (1896–1977)
  • Samuel Beckett
    Lars Hokanson (b.1942)
  • The Warrior (Self Portrait in Sixteenth-Century Armour)
    John Pettie (1839–1893)
  • Richard Porson (1759–1808)
    Giovanni Domenico Giannelli (1775–1841)
  • John Strange Williams and Sarah Ann Williams
    John Robert Wildman (1788–1843)
  • James Barry; Dominique Lefevre; James Paine the Younger
    James Barry (1741–1806)
  • The 1st Marquis of Ripon (1828–1909)
    Frederick Bacon Barwell (1831–1922)
  • Anna Neagle
    McClelland Barclay (1891–1943)
  • William Fordyce Mavor (1758–1837)
    James Saxon (1772–c.1828)
  • Jeunesse dorée
    Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890–1978)

Stories

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