Unusual facts and figures
| Oldest date portrait? |
First portrait acquired? (acquired in 1856) |
Tallest portrait? |
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King Henry VII William Shakespeare Statesmen of World War I |
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| Biggest portrait? (nearly 5.3 metres wide, 52,000 larger than the smallest) |
Smallest portrait? (barely larger than a thumbnail) |
Thinest portrait? |
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General Officers of World War I Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling |
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Squattest portrait? |
Portrait with most sitters? (nearly 400 figures, 320 of which have been identified) |
Sitter represented most? |
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King Edward VI The House of Commons, 1833 William Ewart Gladstone |
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