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Icons and imagery

Alison Weir explores the National Portrait Gallery, London and the BP Portrait Award to find what makes a good painted portrait - past and present.

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Sir Henry Unton
Sir Henry Unton
Paul McCartney (Mike's Brother), 1964
Paul McCartney (Mike's Brother), 1964
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII and Henry VII Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1536-37
Henry VIII and Henry VII Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1536-37
The Shooting Gallery - Members of the Batley & District Gun Club
The Shooting Gallery - Members of the Batley & District Gun Club
Katherine (and Millie)
Katherine (and Millie)
Little Sister
Little Sister
Venus as a boy
Venus as a boy
Mo and Kev
Mo and Kev
Thread the Light (Portrait of Glen Hansard)
Thread the Light (Portrait of Glen Hansard)
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.