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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.

Diana (née Bridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907-1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford. 15 Portraits Hariot (née Alston), Lady Abdy (1819-1877), Wife of Sir ...

This book introduces the reader to the key people who have shaped the history of Britain, its culture and identity, by exploring essential highlights from the National Portrait Gallery’s unrivalled ...

Join exhibition curator Tanya Bentley as she introduces this year’s Portrait Award as the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award makes a welcome return to the Gallery. Tanya Bentley will share how the ...

Painter, printmaker and designer, best known for the compelling realism of his portraits. He learnt painting from his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, and worked in Basle, Switzerland, before moving to ...

Raphael Tuck & Sons (active 1866-1959), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits.

Seating in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre is tiered. There are staircases on either side of the raked stalls. Both staircases have wall-mounted handrails running the entire length of the stairs. The ...

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Meet the people that work, rest and play by the River Tees’ watery paths. This display, River Portraits by photographer Gilmar Ribeiro, and artworks from creative community collaborations bring ...

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr (1909-2000), Actor and producer. Sitter in 38 portraits. Gertrude Lawrence (Gertrude Alice Klasen) (1898-1952), Actress, singer and dancer. Sitter associated with 101 ...

Born in London in 1906, Amy was one of the eight children of John and Caroline Barbour-James. The family relocated to London from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) in 1905, while her father worked ...