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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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Man's Head (Self portrait III), 1963 Lucian Freud
Man's Head (Self portrait III), 1963 Lucian Freud. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Purchased, 1978. © The Lucian Freud Archive. All Rights Reserved 2021/Bridgeman Images.
Harmony (Self portrait), c. 1927-1929 Paule Vézelay
Harmony (Self portrait), c. 1927-1929 Paule Vézelay. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased, 1988. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Winston Churchill, 1927 Walter Sickert
Winston Churchill, 1927 Walter Sickert. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by the Art Fund, 1965. © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Wilberforce, 1828 Sir Thomas Lawrence
William Wilberforce, 1828 Sir Thomas Lawrence. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by executors of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Bt, 1857. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Horatio Nelson, 1800 Sir William Beechey
Horatio Nelson, 1800 Sir William Beechey. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1985. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1829 Sir Thomas Lawrence
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1829 Sir Thomas Lawrence. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased with support from the Art Fund (with a contribution from The Wolfson Foundation), the G and K Boyes Charitable Trust, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, the Portrait Fund, and many contributions from the public following an appeal by the National Portrait Gallery, 2017. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), 1588 Unknown artist
Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), 1588 Unknown artist. National Portrait Gallery, London
Purchased, 1857. © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Morris, 1870 George Frederic Watts
William Morris, 1870 George Frederic Watts. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by George Frederic Watts, 1897. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Darwin, 1883, based on a work of 1881 John Collier
Charles Darwin, 1883, based on a work of 1881 John Collier. National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by the sitter's son, William Erasmus Darwin, 1896. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Dickens, 1839 Daniel Maclise
Charles Dickens, 1839 Daniel Maclise. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Transferred from Tate Gallery, 2015. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry James, 1913 John Singer Sargent
Henry James, 1913 John Singer Sargent. National Portrait Gallery, London
Bequeathed by Henry James, 1916. © National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Henry Lee, 1568 Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro)
Sir Henry Lee, 1568 Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro). National Portrait Gallery, London
Given by Harold Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, 1925. © National Portrait Gallery, London
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William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor
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