#national portrait gallery

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

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The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

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How the National Portrait Gallery fumbled the exhibition of a queer artist’s tribute to their dead partner.

full article at Out:

[ponyatowski]

Calling all art enthusiasts!!!

Did you know that since last week you can see sixteen of Stanisław Wyspiański’s portraits, some of them exhibited for the first time outside of Poland, in London’s National Portrait Gallery? Now you do! Amongst them are his most famous works, including this one of Irena Solska, which some of my older followers may recognize as my previous profile picture. Wyspiański is an essential figure in polish culture and his influence upon it is immense, therefore making this exhibition so wonderfully special. I honestly can’t put into words how important it is. The exhibition itself is bite sized- every piece is provided with additional context of the artist’s personal life and the person depicted. It makes it very easy to wholly appreciate the portraits without getting into the nitty gritty details of pl society of that time, which makes it accessible to pretty much everyone. It’s an incredible feat brought to life by years of preparations, more than four cultural institutions and lots of love for the art. So please check it out if you have the time!!!!!

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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)

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Liam's beautiful face really belongs in a museum

Spotted in London: Poster for The Face Magazine exhibition in The National Portrait Gallery. Of course they chose Liam as the poster boy.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, attending the launch of the Bobeam Tree Trail at the National Portrait Gallery on February 4, 2025 in London, England. The interactive trail is a new project from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, based on the new Shaping Us Framework aimed at supporting the development of crucial social and emotional skills in under fives. 

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The Princess of Wales joins a group of four and five-year-old school children at the National Portrait Gallery to launch a new project from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood called The Bobeam Tree Trail, an Interactive Trail to support Social And Emotional Development in under fives in London, England -February 4th 2025.

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Cartoonist Jack Monk with his supervisor. 1949. Source.

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Portrait of the German-British astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), painted by Lemuel Francis Abbott in 1785. On 13 March 1781, Herschel observed Uranus through his telescope, establishing that the celestial body, previously thought to be a star, was in fact a planet. Besides his achievements in science, which also included the discovery of infrared radiation and the identification of moons of Uranus and Saturn, Herschel was a composer of considerable ability.

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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenosn

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Vanessa Bell

Artist: Duncan Grant (Scottish, 1885-1978)

Date: c. 11918

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Bell (née Stephen; 30 May 1879 – 7 April 1961) was an English painter and interior designer, a member of the Bloomsbury Group and the sister of Virginia Woolf (née Stephen).

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spot Harry’s Vogue cover photo on display in Krystle’s video from London’s National Portrait Gallery! 16/11/24

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Conversation Piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor

Artist: Sir James Gunn (Scottish, 1893-1964)

Date: c. 1950

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Description

The portrait shows King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), and her sister Princess Margaret. Throughout the Second World War, the Royal Family remained in London, and when Buckingham Palace received a direct hit the queen said, ‘now we can look the East End in the face’. Determination to share in the fate of the nation increased the monarchy’s popularity. In this post-war portrait, the informality of the presentation, for which the Queen was responsible, was entirely new. The setting is Royal Lodge, where the family’s life was informal. They are shown together at tea-time, a recognisable and very British occasion. Gunn, who had been chosen by the King and Queen for the commission, recalled the difficulty of placing the corgi, moving it about on the canvas in a paper cut-out. Commissioned to hang in a public collection, the work’s domestic character demonstrates changes in perceptions of the monarchy.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales at the National Portrait Gallery on February 04, 2025 in London, England. The Princess joined children to kick off a new initiative from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, focused on helping young children develop essential social and emotional skills.

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The Princess of Wales joins a group of four and five-year-old school children at the National Portrait Gallery to launch a new project from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood called The Bobeam Tree Trail, an Interactive Trail to support Social And Emotional Development in under fives in London, England -February 4th 2025.