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The most extensive collection of portraits in the world offering a unique insight into the men and women who have and are shaping British history and culture from the Tudors to the present day. We celebrate and encourage portraiture in all forms and have a diverse an ever-changing programme at our Gallery in London and across the UK.
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Current Displays
Spotlight
Until 11 DecemberRoom 31
Framing the Face: Collars and Ruffs
Until 31 DecemberRoom 3
Painting the Artist: Van Dyck and Early Self-portraiture in Britain
Until 8 January 2017Room 5
Luc Tuymans: Glasses
Until 26 March 2017Room 16
Black Chronicles: Photographic Portraits 1862 – 1948
Until 11 DecemberRoom 23, 31 and 33
Reproducing Fame: Printmakers and the Nineteenth Century Stage
Until 2 July 2017Room 24: case display
At the Despatch Box: Gladstone in Action
Until 4 June 2017Room 25: case display
Setting the Scene: Staging and Backdrops in Studio Photographs
Until 4 DecemberRoom 28: case display
A Century of Photography, 1840-1940
Until 1 October 2017Room 29
Conscientious Objectors of the First World War
Until 5 February 2017Room 31: case display
Antony Gormley – OBJECT
Until 21 May 2017Room 32
Events Today
Portrait of the Day: Sir Christopher Hatton
21 November, 12:30Room 2
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