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Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In draws parallels between two of the most significant practitioners in the history of photography, presenting fresh research, rare vintage prints, and previously unseen archival wor...

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What were the real life stories and legacies of the six women who married Henry VIII? Discover these extraordinary queens through the court culture that recorded and shaped their often tempestuous lives: their letters, heraldic devices, books, lov...

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Experience iconic works from the National Portrait Gallerys Collection and the cocktails inspired by the collection, in the menu for the Gallerys award-winning underground speakeasy Larry's, by the Daisy Green Collection. From the regal gin c...

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Featuring works from the 1950s onwards, this book explores Francis Bacons deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists, to large-scale paintings mem...

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Charles III: The Making of a King highlights the most important portraits of King Charles III from the National Portrait Gallerys Collection. Charles III: The Making of a King celebrates King Charles III in the year of his coronation. Follow Charl...

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For far too long the male protagonists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement have dominated accounts of this revolution in British art. This book aims to redress the balance in showing just how engaged and central women were to the endeavour as the subje...

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Cecil Beaton (19041980) is one of the most celebrated British Portrait photographers of the twentieth century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. His influence on portrait photography was profound and lives on today in t...

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David Williamsons text paints a vivid and sensitive portrait of each monarch, revealing the dramatic events and controversies that surrounded them. With a rich selection of images, anecdotes, comprehensive fact boxes and clear family trees, Nation...

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Virginia Woolfs many novels, notably Night and Day (1919), Jacobs Room (1922), Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and The Waves (1931), transformed ideas about structure, plot and characterisation. The third child of Leslie and Julia St...

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Taking as her starting point images from the holdings of the National Portrait Gallery, London, writer and art historian Lucinda Hawksley explores the history of facial hair, from prehistoric times to the present day. By way of introduction, she i...

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Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writersto this day, long after his death in 1896. He was a gifted poet, architect, painter, ...

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Published to celebrate Womens History Month, this book focuses on the stories of inspirational and pioneering women whose work has changed the course of British history. Although the successes of many of these women have not been celebrated histor...

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Explore 500 years of the British royal family and how their portrayal has developed throughout the ages through beautiful artworks from the National Portrait Gallerys Collection. The Royals: Tudors to Windsors features some of the earliest works i...

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Russian portraiture enjoyed a golden age between the late 1860s and the First World War. While Tolstoy and Dostoevsky were publishing masterpieces such as Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov and Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov wer...

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The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award is one of Britains most prestigious art prizes, and is the leading showcase for artists throughout the world specialising in portraiture. Barbara Walker, Tom Shakespeare and Russell Tovey are among this y...

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Th is book, like the exhibition it accompanies, looks at the special pictorial and thematic characteristics of Czannes portraiture practice, including his creation of complementary pairs and multiple versions of the same subject . The chronologica...

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'What happens when Black artists depict Black figures? What art does this produce, and what worlds of possibility does this reveal?' - Ekow Eshun Reframing the Black Figure showcases more than 20 of the most important Black figurative arti

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The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases a wide range of portraits from inspiring contemporary photographers. The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize is one of the most prestigious global photography awards, celebrating the very best in c...

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The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure edited by Ekow Eshun celebrates flourishing Black artists whose work illuminates the richness, beauty and complexity of Black life. "There is never a time in the future in which we will...

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Edvard Munch Portraits brings together 80 of Munchs most significant portraits, showcasing the wide array of styles, techniques and mediums that he employed. Edvard Munch (1863 1944) is widely regarded as one of the great artists of the nineteenth...

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'Yevondes 30s portraits of high-society beauties and Hollywood stars are finally getting the attention they deserve.' - British Vogue 'Yevonde: Life and Colour opens at the revamped National Portrait Gallery ... and will feature a c...

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Women at Work: 1900 to Now reveals the sometimes overlooked stories of women from 1900 to the present day who have shaped history and culture in Britain and beyond. Women at Work: 1900 to Now celebrates over 100 influential and inspiring women and...

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National Portrait Gallery: The Collection introduces the key people who have shaped the history of Britain, its culture and identity, by exploring essential highlights from the National Portrait Gallerys unrivalled Collection. National Portrait Ga...

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During her lifetime , the Belgian - born British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 93), star of such films as Roman Holiday , Sabrina , Funny Face , Breakfast at Tiffanys, My Fair Lady , Charade and Two for the Road , was recognised around the world. P...

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Stanisaw Wyspiaski is widely regarded as Polands greatest artist and as the founder of modern Polish drama. Stanisaw Wyspiaski (18691907), is widely regarded as Polands greatest artist whose work is just beginning to be appreciated outside of Cent...

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This book provides a unique opportunity to see an inspiring range of portraits from contemporary photographers selected from thousands of submissions. The works included are not only about the sitters, but also reveal the outstanding skill of the ...

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The Face Magazine will celebrate The Faces most iconic portraits from 19802004. Explore its role in the evolution of style photography and its international and enduring impact on visual culture. Ground-breaking British youth culture and style mag...

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David Hockney: Normandy Portraits accompanies a major exhibition on David Hockney at the National Portrait Gallery, London. It reveals new portraits painted in Hockney's Normandy Studio between 2020 and 2022. David Hockney: Normandy Portraits...

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Jenny Savilles large-scale depictions of the human form are a celebration of flesh and paint, figure and abstraction. Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting brings together works from across the artists career, ranging from pencil drawings to monu...

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'When I was at primary school, my teacher asked if any of us had heard of Charles Dickens. I was amazed she knew his name, because, until that moment, I had only known him as one of my ancestors.' - Lucinda Hawksley Those who had known Charles Dic...

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