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WEBSep 26, 2024 · Portrait of a Top Boy. We teamed up with Netflix to mark the final season of Top Boy.Featuring portraits of the iconic cast of characters by 16 established and emerging UK-based artists, this online display, curated by multi-disciplinary artist Ronan McKenzie, celebrates the show’s lasting impact on our cultural industries.
Kings and Queens: a family tree - National Portrait Gallery
WEBFollow the family tree of the Kings and Queens of England, from 871 to the present day. The origins of kingship in England can be traced to the second century BC when Celtic and Belgic tribesmen, emigrated from continental Europe and settled in Britain displacing or absorbing the aboriginal inhabitants. The settlers established a number of ...
Queen Elizabeth II - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBQueen Elizabeth II. (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 974 portraits. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first ...
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King Henry VIII - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBKing Henry VIII. (1491-1547), Reigned 1509-47. Sitter associated with 99 portraits. Henry VIII succeeded his father Henry VII to the throne in 1509. He is well known for his six marriages, and for ordering the dissolution of religious houses which took place between 1535-39. Aided by his ministers, Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell, his reign ...
Nicholas Hilliard - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBMiniature painter Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) trained as a goldsmith and became an outstanding painter of portrait miniatures, the first notable English artist of this medium. Elizabeth I appointed him her official limner, or miniature painter, a service to the monarch that he continued after the accession of James I in 1603. More on Nicholas Hilliard: Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by ...
An Officer and A Gentleman - National Portrait Gallery
WEBBy Thomas Hudson, oil on canvas, circa 1751, 53 1/2 in. x 52 in. (1359 mm x 1321 mm), Given by Dr D.M. McDonald, 1977, NPG 5158. Sir Peter Warren was born into a Roman Catholic family in Ireland but he was raised as a protestant so that he could enter the Royal Navy, which did not allow Catholics to serve as officers.
How to analyse a portrait - National Portrait Gallery
WEBThe composition is relatively simple. The background is divided into geometric shapes: the floor, the wall and the map. Smith’s dynamic pose Pose A particular position in which somebody stands or sits to have their portrait made. is a striking contrast against these simple shapes.; Ojih Odutola has created a sense of space Space The area around, above and within an object.
Queen Victoria - Person - National Portrait Gallery
WEBReigned 1837-1901 Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne shortly after her eighteenth birthday in July 1837. She was daughter of the Duke of Kent, who was the fourth son of George III. Ruling for 63 years, her reign was the second longest in British history, she celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 1887 and Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Victoria restored the royal family’s reputation after it had ...