Publications
National Portrait Gallery Publications aims to promote the Gallery's exhibitions through intriguing titles with masterful artwork. These books not only increase our visitors' knowledge and their enjoyment of the collections but they also give insight into the world of art, and the complex relationship between artist and sitter. Portraiture has evolved over centuries and the Gallery and its publications reflect this, with titles ranging from The Queen: Art and Image and 500 Portraits: BP Portrait Award. Come to the Gallery to see the world of British portraiture and enlighten your mind with a National Portrait Gallery book.
New titles
Recently published books and catalogues available online.
BP Portrait Award 2013
Laura Knight Portraits
A Guide to Twentieth Century Portraits
George Catlin: American Indian Portraits
Fine Art - Exhibitions
Publications linked to fine art exhibitions at the Gallery, including the Alex Katz Portraits and Constable show.
The Lost Prince: Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612)
BP Portrait Award 2012
Lucian Freud: Portraits
Lucian Freud: Painting People
The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons
Tony Bevan: Self-Portraits
BP Portrait Award 2011
Alex Katz Portraits
Constable Portraits
Photography
In print catalogues linked to photographic exhibitions at the Gallery in recent years.
Man Ray Portraits
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012
Road to 2012 Stories Behind the Olympic Games
Glamour of the Gods: Hollywood Portraits
Ida Kar Bohemian Photographer
Hoppé Portraits: Society, Studio and Street
Camille Silvy:
Photographer of Modern Life 1834-1910
Twiggy: A Life in Photographs
Fine Art - Gallery Collections
Books of the Gallery's Primary Collection of 11,000 portraits and sub-sections of the Collection.
Pre-Raphaelites Circle
The National Portrait Gallery Highlights
Later Stuarts Portraits 1685–1714
Complete Illustrated Catalogue
National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790
Visitors guides
Guide to the history of the Gallery since 1856.
A Guide to Tudor and Jacobean Portraits
A Guide to Victorian & Edwardian Portraits
A Guide to Contemporary Portraits
A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery
Insights
A series of illustrated books on literary and artistic personalities and themes, based on the Gallery's collections.
Self-Portraits
The Romantics Poets and their Circle
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
History & biography
Books and catalogues related to recent exhibitions and displays exploring aspects of history and biography.
Imagined Lives Portraits of unknown people
The Queen: Art and Image
Kings and Queens
Visitor Exclusives
Books available exclusively through the Gallery and online at special promotional prices.
Complete Illustrated Catalogue
Educational Publishing
Resource and postcard packs linked to National Curriculum keystages 2, 3 and 4 in History.
The Elizabethans postcard pack
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