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Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Biography
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844), naturalist, established the principle of ‘unity of composition’.
1 portrait in the collection
Geoffroy St Hilaire, c. 1845
Formentin
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
The Saint and the merchant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.
Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin), 2006
Nigel Brennan
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
Howard Tangye
Biography
Figurative abstract artist and designer Howard Tangye was born in Queensland in 1948 and lived and worked in London from the 1970s until recently.
1 portrait in the collection
The man who raised me, 2016
by Steven Lloyd
Image
The mahi-mahi, 2019
Rob Palmer
Image
Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces), 2000-2010
Howard Tangye
Portrait, mixed media on cardboard
Gift of the artist 2023
Susie Bick
Biography
Susie Bick (b. 1966) was born in Cheshire, England. Discovered at age fourteen, Bick had modelled for album covers for bands including Roxy Music and The Damned, appeared in advertising campaigns for Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and other fashion houses, and walked the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood and others.
1 portrait in the collection
François Bonneville
Biography
François Bonneville was one of the leading French engravers of the period of the Revolution, selling his works at the Imprimérie du Cercle Social on the Rue du Théâtre-Francais until 1797, and then, until 1814, at successive premises on the Rue Saint Jacques.
2 portraits in the collection
Portrait 54
Spring 2016
Magazine
Explore an Indian treasure trove, photography by Robert McFarlane and Nan Goldin, Michael Taylor's expressionist paintings, the Great War portraits, and more!
Adut Akech Bior
Biography
Adut Akech Bior (b. 1999), supermodel, was born in South Sudan and spent the first several years of her life in the UN's Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya, after her family fled from civil war.
4 portraits in the collection
David Beckham
Lorenzo Agius
Image
Reginald Gray
Biography
Reginald Gray (1930–2013) was a professional portraitist. Born in Dublin, he studied at the National College of Art and Design, and became a designer for the Pike and Gate Theatres in Dublin and the Lyric Theatre in London.
1 portrait in the collection
George Hoyningen-Huene
Biography
Baron George Hoyningen-Huene (1900–1968) was a high-profile American fashion photographer and Hollywood figure.
1 portrait in the collection
Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France
Lee Miller
Image