Temporary road closures will be in place around the Gallery until 11 March during the Enlighten Festival.
Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.
Former NPG Director, Andrew Sayers describes the 1922 Self-portrait with Gladioli by George Lambert.
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Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection, this salon-style hang references the lavish 18th- and 19th-century European salons where paintings were hung floor-to-ceiling.