Primary Collection
A Collection of 11,000 portraits, of which about 4,000 are paintings, sculptures and miniatures, and 7,000 light-sensitive works on paper.
Reference Collection
A Collection of 80,000 portraits, mainly prints, but also a body of drawings and a smaller body of paintings and sculptures.
Photographs Collection
A Collection of more than 220,000 original photographic images, of which at least 130,000 are original negatives.
Conservation
Fulfilling the long-term preservation of all collection items in order to make them accessible now and in the future.
Digital resources
Specially developed audio and web-based resources to support school-based and lifelong learning around portraiture and the Gallery’s exhibitions and the Collection.
Supporting the Gallery's Collections
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Public and charitable sources of support for the collection.
