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Shakespeare to Winehouse

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

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Anna Wintour, 2009 Alex Katz
Anna Wintour, 2009 Alex Katz. 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
Darcey Bussell, 1994 Allen Jones
Darcey Bussell, 1994 Allen Jones. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, 1994. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Joan Collins, 1985 Andy Warhol
Joan Collins, 1985 Andy Warhol. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Purchased, 1994. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by DACS, London and Copyright Agency, Australia 2022
Anna May Wong, 1929 Dorothy Wilding
Anna May Wong, 1929 Dorothy Wilding. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Given by the photographer's sister, Susan Morton, 1976. © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler/National Portrait Gallery, London
Aubrey Beardsley, c. 1894 Frederick Henry Evans
Aubrey Beardsley, c. 1894 Frederick Henry Evans. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by Robert R. Steele, 1939. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Harry Belafonte, 1954 Dorothy Wilding
Harry Belafonte, 1954 Dorothy Wilding. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by the photographer's sister, Susan Morton, 1976. © National Portrait Gallery, London
The Capel Family, c. 1640 Cornelius Johnson
The Capel Family, c. 1640 Cornelius Johnson. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1970. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Self portrait, exhibited 1929 Doris Zinkeisen
Self portrait, exhibited 1929 Doris Zinkeisen. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Purchased, 1999. © Estate of Doris Clare Zinkeisen
Frederick Burnaby, 1870 James Jacques Tissot
Frederick Burnaby, 1870 James Jacques Tissot. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased, 1933. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Self portrait, c. 1747-1749 Sir Joshua Reynolds
Self portrait, c. 1747-1749 Sir Joshua Reynolds. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased, 1858. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Self portrait, c. 1770-1775 Angelica Kauffmann
Self portrait, c. 1770-1775 Angelica Kauffmann. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Purchased, 1876. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Self portrait, c. 1799-1804 John Constable
Self portrait, c. 1799-1804 John Constable. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased, 1892. © National Portrait Gallery, London
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William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor
William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor
William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor
William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

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