Diana (née Bridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907-1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford. 15 Portraits Hariot (née Alston), Lady Abdy (1819-1877), Wife of Sir ...

One of the central figures at the start of the English Revolution. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1621, eight years before Charles I dissolved Parliament. Ship Money was a tax sometimes levied on ...

Sir Arthur Ralph Wilmot, 7th Bt (1909-1942), Soldier. Sitter in 10 portraits. Pamela Vera (née Garrard), Lady Wilmot (later Cathcart) (1910-1987), Former wife of Sir Arthur Ralph Wilmot, 7th Bt, and ...

A portraitist and landscape painter, he took a keen interest in industrial and scientific developments, experimenting in lighting effects and candlelit subjects. Wright travelled to Italy with his ...

A talk on a chosen portrait in the Gallery's Collection, delivered every day at 11.00 and 14.00 ...

Raphael Tuck & Sons (active 1866-1959), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits.

The timeline below will take you through the National Portrait Gallery's history, from how it came to be in existence to the present day. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go ...

Simon De Passe was the son of prominent Dutch engraver and publisher Crispijn Van De Passe the Elder. His father was the founder of a distinguished publishing house in Cologne that produced portraits ...

At eighteen Blundell became a farm hand in Kenya, later buying a farm at Solai in the Rift valley. His political career began in 1948 when he became elected Member of Parliament in the Kenyan ...

Find out what's on in our current and upcoming exhibitions, displays, events, programmes, workshops and more. Join our free monthly session for Under 5s. Explore the gallery and the collection with ...

Join Rosie Broadley, exhibition curator of Francis Bacon: Human Presence, and art historian and curator, Michael Peppiatt, for a special in conversation exploring the major new exhibition at the ...