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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

3,933 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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+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

  • Victor Musgrave
    Victor Musgrave Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sir Hugh Walpole
    Sir Hugh Walpole Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
    Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson Ann Langford Dent (1924–2014)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Edward Irvine Halliday ('Alter Ego')
    Edward Irvine Halliday ('Alter Ego') Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Antoinette Sibley
    Antoinette Sibley Howard J. Morgan (1949–2020)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Gilbert Spencer
    Gilbert Spencer Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Sid James
    Sid James Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • 3,926 more

Artists

  • Virginia Woolf
    George Charles Beresford (1864–1938)
  • Frank Holl
    Frank Holl (1845–1888)
  • Leon Kossoff (1926–2019), with 'A Landscape near Rieti'
    John Lessore (b.1939)
  • John Linnell
    John Linnell (1792–1882)
  • Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890)
    Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (1818–1881)
  • James I and VI (1566–1625), as a Boy
    Rowland Lockey (c.1565–1616)
  • Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
    Francis Cruikshanks
  • William Wilberforce (1759–1833)
    Karl Anton Hickel (1745–1798)
  • Jane Fleming (1755–1824), Countess of Harrington
    Peter Edward Stroehling (1768–after 1826)
  • Edward VIII (1894–1972)
    Felix Weiss (1907–2003)

Stories

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