National Heritage Memorial Fund

The National Heritage Memorial Fund was set up under the National Heritage Act 1980 in memory of people who have given their lives for the United Kingdom. The Fund celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005. The aim of the Fund is to defend the most outstanding parts of our National Heritage.

National Heritage Memorial Fund

The National Heritage Memorial Fund has been vital in enabling the Gallery to acquire many portraits of outstanding significance since 1984:

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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, circa 1532-1533 - NPG 6310 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1532-1533
NPG 6310

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, studio of Hans Holbein the Younger, circa 1537 - NPG 6311 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
studio of Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1537
NPG 6311

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Unknown artist, 1565 - NPG 6676 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
by Unknown artist
1565
NPG 6676

John Donne, by Unknown artist, circa 1595 - NPG 6790 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Donne
by Unknown artist
circa 1595
NPG 6790

John Fletcher, by Unknown artist, circa 1620 - NPG 6829 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Fletcher
by Unknown artist
circa 1620
NPG 6829

Lord George Stuart, by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, circa 1638 - NPG 5964 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Lord George Stuart
by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
circa 1638
NPG 5964

John Evelyn, by Robert Walker, 1648 - NPG 6179 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Evelyn
by Robert Walker
1648
NPG 6179

Alexander Pope, by John Michael Rysbrack, 1730 - NPG 5854 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Alexander Pope
by John Michael Rysbrack
1730
NPG 5854

William Jones, by William Hogarth, 1740 - NPG 5734 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Jones
by William Hogarth
1740
NPG 5734

The Shudi Family Group, by Marcus Tuscher, circa 1742 - NPG 5776 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Shudi Family Group
by Marcus Tuscher
circa 1742
NPG 5776

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, by Louis François Roubiliac, 1745 - NPG 5829 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Louis François Roubiliac
1745
NPG 5829

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, by Pompeo Batoni, 1753-1756 - NPG 6180 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
by Pompeo Batoni
1753-1756
NPG 6180

Karl Friedrich Abel, by Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1765 - NPG 5947 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Karl Friedrich Abel
by Thomas Gainsborough
circa 1765
NPG 5947

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1771-1773 - NPG 5868 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
1771-1773
NPG 5868

Mary Wilkes; John Wilkes, by Johan Joseph Zoffany, exhibited 1782 - NPG 6133 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Mary Wilkes; John Wilkes
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
exhibited 1782
NPG 6133

Sir Richard Arkwright, by Joseph Wright, circa 1783-1785 - NPG 6848 - © National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston

Sir Richard Arkwright
by Joseph Wright
circa 1783-1785
NPG 6848

Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, by Sir William Beechey, 1800 - NPG 5798 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson
by Sir William Beechey
1800
NPG 5798

John Ruskin, by James Northcote, 1822 - NPG 5973 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Ruskin
by James Northcote
1822
NPG 5973

Edith Mary Liddell; Lorina Charlotte ('Ina') Liddell; Alice Pleasance Liddell, by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), summer 1858 - NPG P991(4) - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Edith Mary Liddell; Lorina Charlotte ('Ina') Liddell; Alice Pleasance Liddell
by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
summer 1858
NPG P991(4)

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