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WEBSep 26, 2024 · Portrait of a Top Boy. We teamed up with Netflix to mark the final season of Top Boy.Featuring portraits of the iconic cast of characters by 16 established and emerging UK-based artists, this online display, curated by multi-disciplinary artist Ronan McKenzie, celebrates the show’s lasting impact on our cultural industries.
Kings and Queens: a family tree - National Portrait Gallery
WEBFollow the family tree of the Kings and Queens of England, from 871 to the present day. The origins of kingship in England can be traced to the second century BC when Celtic and Belgic tribesmen, emigrated from continental Europe and settled in Britain displacing or absorbing the aboriginal inhabitants. The settlers established a number of ...
Visit - National Portrait Gallery
WEBThe Gallery is free to everyone. There is a charge for some exhibitions. Advanced free booking is recommended to guarantee entry and receive updates before your visit. Book now. Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00. Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00. See our full list of opening times. The Gallery will begin closing ten minutes before the stated ...
Explore our Collection - National Portrait Gallery
WEBDiscover people and portraits from our extensive Collection. The Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 220,000 works, from the 8th century to the present day. Explore:
Identity through portraiture: the self - National Portrait Gallery
WEBEverlyn Nicodemus is an artist, writer and curator. She has been described as ‘one of the strongest feminist Feminist Having or based on the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men. voices to emerge from eastern Africa in the past 30 years’. Born in Tanzania, Nicodemus moved across Europe before settling in Scotland.
NPG 4438; Winston Churchill - National Portrait Gallery
WEBSaumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery, 1997, p. 189 Read entry Open. Churchill's must be the most famous face of the twentieth century, wreathed in cigar smoke and with his look of formidably aggressive determination. Sickert caught his character well in this sketch undertaken when Churchill was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
NPG 5365; King Charles III - National Portrait Gallery
WEBBryan Organ's portrait of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in 1980.The artist's portrait of Lady Diana Spencer (as she was before her marriage) was commissioned the following year as a companion piece, made to mark the couple's engagement. Based on sittings, studies …
Events Calendar - National Portrait Gallery
WEBFeb 3, 2011 · Various dates, next at Fri, 20 September 2024, 20.00-23.59. Larry’s, Floor -3 (accessible from the street via St Martin’s Place after 18.00) Wednesday & Thursday 20.00 - 23.00. Friday & Saturday 20.00 - 00.00. Join us for an evening of live jazz whilst dining in the glitz and glam of Larry's, with an extensive wine list and cocktail menu ...
King Henry VIII - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBKing Henry VIII. (1491-1547), Reigned 1509-47. Sitter associated with 99 portraits. Henry VIII succeeded his father Henry VII to the throne in 1509. He is well known for his six marriages, and for ordering the dissolution of religious houses which took place between 1535-39. Aided by his ministers, Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell, his reign ...
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