In this special event to celebrate London Open House 2024, the Gallery welcomes Oki to represent his vision for the future Join our life drawing class, led by Morag Caister, an exhibiting artist in ...

Discover the architecture of the National Portrait Gallery, originally designed in 1896 by Ewan Christian and now transformed by Jamie Fobert Architects ...

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 ...

Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 126 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits. John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 ...

Join us for our Disability history highlights tours. We will be introducing this new tour in preparation for Disability History Month. Featured portraits from the Gallery's Collection include Tanni ...

Pamela Winefred Tennant (née Paget), Lady Glenconner (1903-1989), Wife of 2nd Baron Glenconner; daughter of Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, 2nd Bt. Sitter in 1 portrait.

This project has now been archived and these pages are no longer being updated. BP Portrait Award: Next Generation was an annual project which last ran in 2020. The project aimed to inspire young ...

The Portrait Restaurant is a contemporary British dining destination with renowned chef Richard Corrigan at the helm. Situated on the fourth floor of the Gallery, The Portrait offers an all-day menu ...

The Gallery provides a number of Enquiry Services. Or you can conduct your own online research through searching the Gallery’s collection for sitters or artists or by consulting the list of Useful ...

Find out what's on in our current and upcoming exhibitions, displays, events, programmes, workshops and more.

Samuel Drummond was apprenticed to the sea service when he was about thirteen, working the Baltic trade routes for six or seven years. He gave up his career on the sea to enrol in the Royal Academy ...

Counter service: no booking required. Audrey Green is the Gallery’s café and is easily accessible from the main ticket hall and has its own street-level entrance from St Martin’s Place. The café is ...