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Shakespeare to Winehouse

Take a peek at a selection of the portraits you can see in the exhibition.

Selected images

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associated with John Taylor William Shakespeare c. 1600-1610
associated with John Taylor William Shakespeare c. 1600-1610. National Portrait Gallery, London. Given by Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, 1856 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Marlene Dumas 'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse) 2011
Marlene Dumas 'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse) 2011. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 2012 © Marlene Dumas; courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London
Colin Davidson Ed Sheeran 2016
Colin Davidson Ed Sheeran 2016. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 2017 © Colin Davidson
Lee Miller Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France 1939
Lee Miller Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France 1939. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 2004 © Lee Miller Archives, England 2021. All rights reserved. www.leemiller.co.uk
Lorenzo Agius David Beckham November 1998
Lorenzo Agius David Beckham November 1998. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 2000 © Lorenzo Agius
Shirin Neshat Malala Yousafzai 2018
Shirin Neshat Malala Yousafzai 2018. National Portrait Gallery, London. Commissioned with support from Scott Collins and Lotta Ashdown, in partnership with Outset Contemporary Art Fund, 2018. © National Portrait Gallery, London
associated with Nicholas Hilliard Queen Elizabeth I c. 1575
associated with Nicholas Hilliard Queen Elizabeth I c. 1575. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased 1865. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Unknown artist King Henry VIII 1597-1618
Unknown artist King Henry VIII 1597-1618. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1974 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Peake the Elder Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine c. 1610
Robert Peake the Elder Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine c. 1610. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1991 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Albert Charles Challen Mary Seacole 1869
Albert Charles Challen Mary Seacole 1869. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with help from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Gallery supporters, 2008 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Buchel Radclyffe Hall 1918
Charles Buchel Radclyffe Hall 1918. National Portrait Gallery, London. Bequeathed by Una Elena Vincenzo (née Taylor), Lady Troubridge, 1963 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Patrick Branwell Brontë The Brontë Sisters (Anne Brontë; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë) c. 1834
Patrick Branwell Brontë The Brontë Sisters (Anne Brontë; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë) c. 1834. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1914 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Alex Katz Anna Wintour 2009
Alex Katz Anna Wintour 2009. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 2010 © Alex Katz/VAGA at ARS, NY, DACS, London and Copyright Agency, Australia 2022
Allen Jones Darcey Bussell 1994
Allen Jones Darcey Bussell 1994. National Portrait Gallery, London. Commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, 1994 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Andy Warhol Joan Collins 1985
Andy Warhol Joan Collins 1985. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1994 © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by DACS, London and Copyright Agency, Australia 2022
Dorothy Wilding Anna May Wong 1929
Dorothy Wilding Anna May Wong 1929. National Portrait Gallery, London. Given by the photographer's sister, Susan Morton, 1976 © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler/National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick Henry Evans Aubrey Beardsley c. 1894
Frederick Henry Evans Aubrey Beardsley c. 1894. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by Robert R. Steele, 1939 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorothy Wilding Harry Belafonte 1954
Dorothy Wilding Harry Belafonte 1954. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by the photographer's sister, Susan Morton, 1976 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Cornelius Johnson The Capel Family c. 1640
Cornelius Johnson The Capel Family c. 1640. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1970 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Doris Zinkeisen Self portrait exhibited 1929
Doris Zinkeisen Self portrait exhibited 1929. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1999 © Estate of Doris Clare Zinkeisen
James Jacques Tissot Frederick Burnaby 1870
James Jacques Tissot Frederick Burnaby 1870. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1933 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Joshua Reynolds Self portrait c. 1747-1749
Sir Joshua Reynolds Self portrait c. 1747-1749. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1858 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Angelica Kauffmann Self portrait c. 1770-1775
Angelica Kauffmann Self portrait c. 1770-1775. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1876 © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Constable Self portrait c. 1799-1804
John Constable Self portrait c. 1799-1804. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1892 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lucian Freud Man's Head (Self portrait III) 1963
Lucian Freud Man's Head (Self portrait III) 1963. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1978 © The Lucian Freud Archive. All Rights Reserved 2021/Bridgeman Images.
Paule Vézelay Harmony (Self portrait) c. 1927-1929
Paule Vézelay Harmony (Self portrait) c. 1927-1929. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1988 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Walter Sickert Winston Churchill 1927
Walter Sickert Winston Churchill 1927. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by the Art Fund, 1965 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Lawrence William Wilberforce 1828
Sir Thomas Lawrence William Wilberforce 1828. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by executors of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Bt, 1857 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir William Beechey Horatio Nelson 1800
Sir William Beechey Horatio Nelson 1800. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1985 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Lawrence Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1829
Sir Thomas Lawrence Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1829. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with support from the Art Fund (with a contribution from The Wolfson Foundation), the G and K Boyes Charitable Trust, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, the Portrait Fund, and many contributions from the public following an appeal by the National Portrait Gallery, 2017 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Unknown artist Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) 1588
Unknown artist Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) 1588. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1857 © National Portrait Gallery, London
George Frederic Watts William Morris 1870
George Frederic Watts William Morris 1870. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by George Frederic Watts, 1897 © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Collier Charles Darwin 1883, based on a work of 1881
John Collier Charles Darwin 1883, based on a work of 1881. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by the sitter's son, William Erasmus Darwin, 1896 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Daniel Maclise Charles Dickens 1839
Daniel Maclise Charles Dickens 1839. National Portrait Gallery, London. Transferred from Tate Gallery, 2015 © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Singer Sargent Henry James 1913
John Singer Sargent Henry James 1913. National Portrait Gallery, London Bequeathed by Henry James, 1916 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro) Sir Henry Lee 1568
Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro) Sir Henry Lee 1568. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by Harold Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, 1925 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Peter Paul Rubens Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel 1629
Sir Peter Paul Rubens Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel 1629. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1929 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour exhibited 1891
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour exhibited 1891. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden, 1938 © National Portrait Gallery, London
George Romney Emma Hamilton c. 1785
George Romney Emma Hamilton c. 1785. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1965 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Simon Verelst Nell Gwyn c. 1680
Simon Verelst Nell Gwyn c. 1680. National Portrait Gallery, London Bequeathed by John Neale, 1931 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt Sir Isaac Newton 1702
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt Sir Isaac Newton 1702. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1936 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Stewart after Jean Laurent Mosnier Chevalier d'Éon 1792
Thomas Stewart after Jean Laurent Mosnier Chevalier d'Éon 1792. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 2012 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Gerrit van Honthorst King Charles I 1628
Gerrit van Honthorst King Charles I 1628. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1965 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joseph Banks, Bt 1771-1773
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joseph Banks, Bt 1771-1773. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Pilgrim Trust, 1986 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Anthony van Dyck Lord George Stuart, 9th Seigneur of Aubigny c. 1638
Sir Anthony van Dyck Lord George Stuart, 9th Seigneur of Aubigny c. 1638. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund, 1987 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Peter Lely Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II c. 1661-1662
Sir Peter Lely Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II c. 1661-1662. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1976 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Hans Eworth Mary Neville, Lady Dacre and Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre 1559
Hans Eworth Mary Neville, Lady Dacre and Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre 1559. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, the Portrait Fund, L.L. Brownrigg, John Morton Morris, Paul Dacre, and many other donations, 2008 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Walker Oliver Cromwell c. 1649
Robert Walker Oliver Cromwell c. 1649. National Portrait Gallery, London Transferred from British Museum, 1879 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Louis Gabriel Blanchet Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1738
Louis Gabriel Blanchet Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1738. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased, 1982 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Gainsborough Karl Friedrich Abel c. 1765
Thomas Gainsborough Karl Friedrich Abel c. 1765. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1987 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Lawrence Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry 1812
Sir Thomas Lawrence Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry 1812. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1992 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Everett Millais 1st Bt Louise Jane Jopling (née Goode, later Rowe) 1878
Sir John Everett Millais 1st Bt Louise Jane Jopling (née Goode, later Rowe) 1878. National Portrait Gallery, London Purchased with help from the Art Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, 2002 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Gluck Self portrait 1942
Gluck Self portrait 1942. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by the sitter and artist, Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein), 1973 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Delmar Banner Beatrix Potter 1938
Delmar Banner Beatrix Potter 1938. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by Delmar Banner, 1948 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Michael Craig-Martin Dame Zaha Hadid 2008
Michael Craig-Martin Dame Zaha Hadid 2008. National Portrait Gallery, London Commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery; made possible by J.P. Morgan through the Fund for New Commissions, 2008 © National Portrait Gallery, London
David Hockney Self portrait with Charlie (David Hockney; Charles Dare Scheips) 2005
David Hockney Self portrait with Charlie (David Hockney; Charles Dare Scheips) 2005. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with help from the proceeds of the 150th anniversary gala and Gift Aid visitor ticket donations, 2007 © David Hockney Photo Credit: Richar Schmidt
Sean Henry Sir Tim Berners-Lee 2015
Sean Henry Sir Tim Berners-Lee 2015. National Portrait Gallery, London Commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery; made possible by J.P. Morgan through the Fund for New Commissions, 2014 © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Downman Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) 1787
John Downman Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) 1787. National Portrait Gallery, London Given by Mrs D.E. Knollys, 1934 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Anthony van Dyck Self portrait c. 1640
Sir Anthony van Dyck Self portrait c. 1640. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Art Fund in honour of David Verey CBE (Chairman of the Art Fund 2004-2014), the Portrait Fund, The Monument Trust, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Aldama Foundation, the Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, Sir Harry Djanogly CBE, Mr and Mrs Michael Farmer. Matthew Freud, Catherine Green, Dr Bendor Grosvenor, Alexander Kahane, the Catherine Lewis Foundation, the Material World Foundation, The Sir Denis Mahon Charitable Trust, Cynthia Lovelace Sears, two major supporters who wish to remain anonymous, and many contributions from the public following a joint appeal by the National Portrait Gallery and the Art Fund, 2014 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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