Floor -3 or from St Martin's Place. After Gallery closing hours, access is via St Martin’s Place only. Larry's will be closed on 24, 25 and 26 December 2024. On New Year's Eve the bar will be open ...

The eldest son of Isaac Oliver, Peter trained in his father's studio but developed his own softer style. As a miniature painter, Peter was in demand both inside and outside royal circles of his day.

Trained in the law, Thomas Parker was called to the Bar in 1691 and entered Parliament in 1705. He served as Lord Chief Justice from 1710 to 1717 and as Lord Chancellor from 1718 until suspicions of ...

A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.

Poet; best known for her lyrical poems on the theme of unhappy love and loss; also wrote religious and meditative poetry and verse for children; among her best-known works are ''Goblin Market'' and '' ...

Born in Darjeeling, India, Cozens was a military and administrative nurse who introduced innovations in training for nurses. She studied nursing at the Victoria Hospital for Children and St Thomas’ ...

When did you first start taking photographs? I always took photographs using a little Instamatic 110 film camera. What or who has influenced your work? The influences are wide ranging. My first vivid ...

Known as the Dodge Sisters, Betty and Beth were born in America. They made their name in Europe appearing in a number of revues. In 1927, when this portrait was taken they were in London performing Oh ...

The most celebrated English playwright and poet, Shakespeare is held as one of the greatest writers of all time. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, he spent most of his working life in London, first as an ...

The online database contains information on over 220,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated; the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes over 350,000 works. We update the database daily.

The Photographs collection consists of more than 250,000 original photographic images of which at least 130,000 are original negatives. They date from the 1840s to the present day. The collection is ...

This is one of a pair of portraits (see also NPG 7052) by Iranian-born artist and film-maker Shirin Neshat. Neshat took a series of photographs before selecting two, onto which she has hand inscribed ...