#national portrait gallery

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Edward Petre Novello (1813-1836) "Clara Novello" (1833) Oil on canvas Located in the National Portrait Gallery, London, England

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Portrait of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen-consort of the United Kingdom (c. 1831) by William Beechey. National Portrait Gallery.

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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

[dreamings-free]

there’s something quite perfect about these two being the images of Louis and Harry displayed at The National Portrait Gallery..

Louis photographed by Phil Sharp, 2017 (displayed 2018)

Harry photographed by Tyler Mitchell, 2020 (on display 2024)

[catsofyore]

Cartoonist Jack Monk with his supervisor. 1949. Source.

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the National Portrait Gallery for a private viewing of artist Paul Emsley's new portrait of herself on January 11, 2013 in London, England. 

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

at the national portrait gallery last night. she dedicated her dj set to a friend who passed away and her ex was there.

[vogu3s]

Kate Moss and Alexander McQueen at the National Portrait Gallery London, January 2002

Ph. Mario Testino

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Unknown artist, "Portrait of a woman said to be Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury" (detail), circa 1535. Oil on panel, 24 3/4 in. x 19 1/4 in. (629 mm x 489 mm). Given by the Art Fund, 1931. © National Portrait Gallery, London

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[foryouwereinmysong]

My favourite photo of John at the Eyes of the Storm exhibition:

And my favourite quote:

»This shot of John with his guitar: that's how we worked and that's how I knew him. Looking back at it, they're so special for me because they're like family snapshots.«

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Peter Lely (1618-1680) "Self Portrait" (c. 1660) Oil on canvas Located in the National Portrait Gallery, London, England Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. He became a naturalized British subject and was knighted in 1679.

[diemelusine]

Portrait of King George III of Great Britain (c. 1800) by William Beechey. National Portrait Gallery.

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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

[cliozaur]

I was immensely impressed by Francis Bacon's 1973 Triptych. Although usually avoiding narrative paintings, here Bacon tells a story of his lover George Dyer's death from an overdose in a Paris hotel, documenting his final moments.

An impressive exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery.

[art-portraits]

The Talman Family Group

Artist: Giuseppe Grisoni (Italian, 1699-1769)

Date: 1718-1719

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The National Portrait Gallery, London

Description

Painted around 1718, Giuseppe Grisoni's portrait of the Talman Family is a strange combination of old and new styles. The foreground is like a conversation piece, the type of portrait that was fashionable for group portraits from the 1730s. The background, however, with its allegorical subtext and mythological characters, is typically Baroque - a continental style that was rarely used in British portraits by the eighteenth century.

Sitters:

Frances Talman (née Cockayne) (died 1733), Wife of John Talman.

Hannah Talman, Wife of William Talman.

John Talman (1677-1726), Amateur artist, draughtsman and antiquary; son of William Talman.

William Talman (1650-1719), Architect.