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Visit the National Portrait Gallery to see over 220,000 portraits of famous and influential people from the 8th century to the present day. Discover the summer and upcoming exhibitions, such as Six Lives, Francis Bacon and Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize.
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Find out how to plan your visit to the National Portrait Gallery, a free museum of portraiture in central London. Learn about opening hours, location, access, facilities, exhibitions and more.
Learn about the history, collection and exhibitions of the National Portrait Gallery, a public art gallery dedicated to portraits of famous British people. The gallery is located near Trafalgar Square and has regional outposts in Yorkshire and Somerset.
Browse prints. Art exhibitions, displays, talks, creative workshops and more at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
- Portraits of Richard III. Richard III was the last Yorkist king of England. He’s known as the evil, ambitious king who murdered the sons of Edward IV, the two princes in the tower, and seized the crown.
- Portrait of Henry VII. Born in Wales, Henry Tudor had a tenuous claim to the throne through his mother, the scheming Margaret Beaufort. But, skillful and shrewd, Henry defeated Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and seized the crown.
- Holbein Portrait of Henry VIII. There are a raft of Tudor portraits in Room 1. At that time, standalone portraiture was a hugely popular art form. Over time, the scale and imagery of the portraits became quite ambitious.
- Six Queens: Henry VIII’s Wives. The museum has portraits of 4 of the 6 wives of Henry VII. You remember the saying, right? “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.”
Explore the largest collection of portraiture in the world, featuring famous men and women who have shaped British history and culture. Find artworks, stories, artists, events and more on the Art UK website.
Learn about the history, mission and collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, which holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Find out how to visit, support and access the Gallery's exhibitions, research, learning and digital programmes.
