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      • National Portrait Gallery, museum in London that houses the national collection of portraits of British men and women. It is located adjacent to the National Gallery, north of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster.
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  3. www.npg.org.ukHome - National Portrait Gallery

    National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place London, WC2H 0HE +44 (0)20 7306 0055

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › National_Portrait_GalleryNational Portrait Gallery, London - Wikipedia

    Coordinates: 51.5094°N 0.1281°W. The National Portrait Gallery ( NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. [4]

  5. www.thegeographicalcure.com › post › guide-to-londonGuide To London's National Portrait Gallery, A Walk Through ...

    • 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.”

  6. www.britannica.com › topic › National-PortraitNational Portrait Gallery | History, Collection, & Facts

    May 20, 2024 · National Portrait Gallery, museum in London that houses the national collection of portraits of British men and women. It is located adjacent to the National Gallery, north of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster. (Read Sister Wendy’s Britannica essay on art appreciation.)

  7. artuk.org › national-portrait-gallery-london-6228National Portrait Gallery, London | Art UK

    St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England . newmedia@npg.org.uk. 0207 306 0055. Before making a visit, check opening hours with the venue. http://www.npg.org.uk/

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