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  1. www.npg.org.ukHome - National Portrait Gallery

    National Portrait Gallery, London. Open daily from 10.30. Free admission. We look after the world’s greatest collection of portraits.

    • Exhibitions

      National Portrait Gallery London art exhibitions, displays,...

    • About the Collection

      The National Portrait Gallery Collection, from the 16th...

    • Paul McCartney

      In this show, we focus on portraits captured by McCartney,...

    • Your Visit

      Explore the whole Gallery from the Tudors to today! Make the...

    • About Us

      We look after the world’s greatest collection of portraits....

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

    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.

  3. 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.”

  4. www.gov.uk › national-portrait-gallery › aboutAbout us - National Portrait Gallery - GOV.UK

    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.

  5. 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 includes portraits of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger; Jane Austen by her sister, Cassandra Austen; Thomas Carlyle by Julia Margaret Cameron; and a self-portrait by Chris Ofili.

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