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WEB15 hours ago · 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.
Kings and Queens: a family tree - National Portrait Gallery
WEBFollow the family tree of the Kings and Queens of England, from 871 to the present day. The origins of kingship in England can be traced to the second century BC when Celtic and Belgic tribesmen, emigrated from continental Europe and settled in Britain displacing or absorbing the aboriginal inhabitants. The settlers established a number of ...
Visit - National Portrait Gallery
WEBThe Gallery is free to everyone. There is a charge for some exhibitions. Advanced free booking is recommended to guarantee entry and receive updates before your visit. Book now. Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00. Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00. See our full list of opening times. The Gallery will begin closing ten minutes before the stated ...
Membership - National Portrait Gallery
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Explore our Collection - National Portrait Gallery
WEBDiscover 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:
Queen Elizabeth II - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBQueen Elizabeth II. (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 974 portraits. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first ...
Work with us - National Portrait Gallery
WEBThe National Portrait Gallery houses the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. We're looking for passionate people to join our team and help us to preserve and share these works for everyone. The Gallery is committed to equality and is a member of the Employers' Forum on Disability, Race for Opportunity and the Equality Exchange.
Identity through portraiture: the self - National Portrait Gallery
WEBEverlyn Nicodemus is an artist, writer and curator. She has been described as ‘one of the strongest feminist Feminist Having or based on the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men. voices to emerge from eastern Africa in the past 30 years’. Born in Tanzania, Nicodemus moved across Europe before settling in Scotland.
An Officer and A Gentleman - National Portrait Gallery
WEBBy Thomas Hudson, oil on canvas, circa 1751, 53 1/2 in. x 52 in. (1359 mm x 1321 mm), Given by Dr D.M. McDonald, 1977, NPG 5158. Sir Peter Warren was born into a Roman Catholic family in Ireland but he was raised as a protestant so that he could enter the Royal Navy, which did not allow Catholics to serve as officers.