20th Century portraits

A selection of portraits in the 20th Century up to 1990, many of which are on display at the Gallery.

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Rupert Brooke, by Clara Ewald, 1911 - NPG 4911 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Rupert Brooke
by Clara Ewald
1911
NPG 4911

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1912 - NPG 4814 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
1912
NPG 4814

George Leigh Mallory, by Duncan Grant, 1912 - NPG 5802 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Leigh Mallory
by Duncan Grant
1912
NPG 5802

Rupert Brooke, by Sherrill Schell, 1913 - NPG P101(e) - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Rupert Brooke
by Sherrill Schell
1913
NPG P101(e)

Isaac Rosenberg, by London Art Studios, circa 1915 - NPG P230 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Isaac Rosenberg
by London Art Studios
circa 1915
NPG P230

Lytton Strachey, by Dora Carrington, 1916 - NPG 6662 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Lytton Strachey
by Dora Carrington
1916
NPG 6662

Wilfred Owen, by John Gunston, 1916 - NPG P515 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Wilfred Owen
by John Gunston
1916
NPG P515

Vanessa Bell (née Stephen), by Duncan Grant, circa 1918 - NPG 4331 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Vanessa Bell (née Stephen)
by Duncan Grant
circa 1918
NPG 4331

Gertrude Jekyll, by Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson, 1920 - NPG 3334 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Gertrude Jekyll
by Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson
1920
NPG 3334

E. M. Forster, by Dora Carrington, 1920 - NPG 4698 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

E. M. Forster
by Dora Carrington
1920
NPG 4698

Winifred Radford, by Meredith Frampton, 1921 - NPG 6397 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Winifred Radford
by Meredith Frampton
1921
NPG 6397

General Officers of World War I, by John Singer Sargent, 1922 - NPG 1954 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
1922
NPG 1954

Dame Edith Sitwell, by Maurice Lambert, 1985 (circa 1926-1927) - NPG 5801 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame Edith Sitwell
by Maurice Lambert
1985 (circa 1926-1927)
NPG 5801

D.H. Lawrence, by Nickolas Muray, 1923 - NPG P208 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

D.H. Lawrence
by Nickolas Muray
1923
NPG P208

Statesmen of World War I, by Sir James Guthrie, 1924-1930 - NPG 2463 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Statesmen of World War I
by Sir James Guthrie
1924-1930
NPG 2463

Harry Gordon Selfridge, by Powys Evans, 1924 - NPG 5806 - © estate of Powys Evans

Harry Gordon Selfridge
by Powys Evans
1924
NPG 5806

A.A. Milne; Christopher Robin Milne, by Howard Coster, 1926 - NPG P715 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

A.A. Milne; Christopher Robin Milne
by Howard Coster
1926
NPG P715

Emmeline Pankhurst, by Georgina Agnes Brackenbury, 1927 - NPG 2360 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Emmeline Pankhurst
by Georgina Agnes Brackenbury
1927
NPG 2360

Winston Churchill, by Walter Richard Sickert, 1927 - NPG 4438 - © estate of Walter Sickert; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

Winston Churchill
by Walter Richard Sickert
1927
NPG 4438

T.E. Lawrence, by Augustus Edwin John, circa 1929 - NPG 2910 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

T.E. Lawrence
by Augustus Edwin John
circa 1929
NPG 2910

Doris Clare Zinkeisen, by Doris Clare Zinkeisen, exhibited 1929 - NPG 6487 - © estate of Doris Clare Zinkeisen / National Portrait Gallery, London

Doris Clare Zinkeisen
by Doris Clare Zinkeisen
exhibited 1929
NPG 6487

John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes; Lydia Lopokova, by William Roberts, exhibited 1932 - NPG 5587 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes; Lydia Lopokova
by William Roberts
exhibited 1932
NPG 5587

Aldous Huxley, by Howard Coster, 1934 - NPG P714 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Aldous Huxley
by Howard Coster
1934
NPG P714

Ben Nicholson, by Humphrey Spender, circa 1935 - NPG P42 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ben Nicholson
by Humphrey Spender
circa 1935
NPG P42

Edward, Duke of Windsor, by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders), 1936 - NPG P136 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Edward, Duke of Windsor
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
1936
NPG P136

Vivien Leigh, by Madame Yevonde, 1936 - NPG P742 - © Yevonde Portrait Archive

Vivien Leigh
by Madame Yevonde
1936
NPG P742

Gertrude Lawrence possibly as the Muse of Comedy, by Madame Yevonde, July 1936 - NPG P871(2) - © Yevonde Portrait Archive

Gertrude Lawrence possibly as the Muse of Comedy
by Madame Yevonde
July 1936
NPG P871(2)

George Bernard Shaw, by Madame Yevonde, 1937 - NPG P871(5) - © Yevonde Portrait Archive

George Bernard Shaw
by Madame Yevonde
1937
NPG P871(5)

Albert Henry Stanley, Baron Ashfield, by Anthony Wysard, published 1938 - NPG 6114 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Albert Henry Stanley, Baron Ashfield
by Anthony Wysard
published 1938
NPG 6114

Leonard Sidney Woolf, by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen), 1940 - NPG 4695 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Leonard Sidney Woolf
by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen)
1940
NPG 4695

Anna Neagle, by McClelland Barclay, 1940 - NPG 6054 - © reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

Anna Neagle
by McClelland Barclay
1940
NPG 6054

Alexander Korda, by Anthony Wysard, circa 1940-1956 - NPG 6120 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Alexander Korda
by Anthony Wysard
circa 1940-1956
NPG 6120

Madame Yevonde, by Madame Yevonde, 1940 - NPG P620 - © Yevonde Portrait Archive

Madame Yevonde
by Madame Yevonde
1940
NPG P620

Richard Hillary, by Eric Henri Kennington, 1942 - NPG 5167 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Richard Hillary
by Eric Henri Kennington
1942
NPG 5167

Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten, by Kenneth Green, 1943 - NPG 5136 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten
by Kenneth Green
1943
NPG 5136

Anna Zinkeisen, by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Mrs Heseltine), circa 1944 - NPG 5884 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Anna Zinkeisen
by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Mrs Heseltine)
circa 1944
NPG 5884

Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, by Francis Owen ('Frank') Salisbury, 1945 - NPG L165 - © private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
by Francis Owen ('Frank') Salisbury
1945
NPG L165

Sir William Turner Walton, by Michael Ayrton, 1948 - NPG 5138 - © estate of Michael Ayrton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir William Turner Walton
by Michael Ayrton
1948
NPG 5138

Nina Hamnett, by Daniel Farson, 1952 - NPG P288 - © Michael Parkin / National Portrait Gallery, London

Nina Hamnett
by Daniel Farson
1952
NPG P288

Richard Burton, by Daniel Farson, 1954 - NPG P293 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Richard Burton
by Daniel Farson
1954
NPG P293

Queen Elizabeth II, by Pietro Annigoni, 1969 - NPG 4706 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Queen Elizabeth II
by Pietro Annigoni
1969
NPG 4706

Harold Wilson, by Ruskin Spear, exhibited 1974 - NPG 5047 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Harold Wilson
by Ruskin Spear
exhibited 1974
NPG 5047

Prince Charles, by Bryan Organ, 1980 - NPG 5365 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Prince Charles
by Bryan Organ
1980
NPG 5365

Max Wall ('Max with Onde'), by Maggi Hambling, 1981 - NPG 5578 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Max Wall ('Max with Onde')
by Maggi Hambling
1981
NPG 5578

Paul McCartney, by Humphrey Ocean (Humphrey Anthony Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon), 1983 - NPG 5695 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Paul McCartney
by Humphrey Ocean (Humphrey Anthony Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon)
1983
NPG 5695

Peter Blake, by Clive Barker, 1983 - NPG 5845 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Peter Blake
by Clive Barker
1983
NPG 5845

Francis Bacon, by Ruskin Spear, 1984 - NPG 5818 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Francis Bacon
by Ruskin Spear
1984
NPG 5818

Iris Murdoch, by Tom Phillips, 1984-1986 - NPG 5921 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Iris Murdoch
by Tom Phillips
1984-1986
NPG 5921

Dorothy Hodgkin, by Maggi Hambling, 1985 - NPG 5797 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dorothy Hodgkin
by Maggi Hambling
1985
NPG 5797

Queen Elizabeth II, by Michael Leonard, 1985-1986 - NPG 5861 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Queen Elizabeth II
by Michael Leonard
1985-1986
NPG 5861

Daley Thompson, by David Buckland, 1986 - NPG P323 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Daley Thompson
by David Buckland
1986
NPG P323

Gilbert & George, by Chris Garnham, 1986 - NPG P853 - © estate of Chris Garnham / National Portrait Gallery, London

Gilbert & George
by Chris Garnham
1986
NPG P853

Seamus Heaney, by Peter Edwards, 1987-1988 - NPG 6023 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Seamus Heaney
by Peter Edwards
1987-1988
NPG 6023

Helena Bonham Carter, by John Swannell, 1987 - NPG P717(2) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Helena Bonham Carter
by John Swannell
1987
NPG P717(2)

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by Alison Watt, 1989 - NPG 6042 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Alison Watt
1989
NPG 6042

Zandra Rhodes, by Andrew Logan, 1989 - NPG 6221 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Zandra Rhodes
by Andrew Logan
1989
NPG 6221

Bob Geldof, by John Swannell, 1989 - NPG P717(7) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Bob Geldof
by John Swannell
1989
NPG P717(7)

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