Contemporary portraits

A selection of contemporary portraits from 1990 to the present day, some of which are on display at the Gallery.

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Bryan Ferry, by Andrew Catlin, 1990 - NPG x35986 - © Andrew Catlin / National Portrait Gallery, London

Bryan Ferry
by Andrew Catlin
1990
NPG x35986

Bobby Charlton, by Peter Edwards, 1991 - NPG 6140 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Bobby Charlton
by Peter Edwards
1991
NPG 6140

Sir Emmanuel Kaye, by Paul Brason, 1991 - NPG 6158 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Emmanuel Kaye
by Paul Brason
1991
NPG 6158

John Mortimer, by Tai-Shan Schierenberg, 1992 - NPG 6160 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Mortimer
by Tai-Shan Schierenberg
1992
NPG 6160

Harold Pinter, by Justin Mortimer, 1992 - NPG 6185 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Harold Pinter
by Justin Mortimer
1992
NPG 6185

Sir Roy Yorke Calne; John Bellany, by John Bellany, 1992 - NPG 6193 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Roy Yorke Calne; John Bellany
by John Bellany
1992
NPG 6193

Jean Elizabeth Muir, by Glenys Barton, 1992 - NPG 6425 - photograph © Adrian Flowers

Jean Elizabeth Muir
by Glenys Barton
1992
NPG 6425

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman, by Trevor Leighton, 24 January 1992 - NPG x46612 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
by Trevor Leighton
24 January 1992
NPG x46612

Alan Bennett, by Tom Wood, 1993 - NPG 6186 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Alan Bennett
by Tom Wood
1993
NPG 6186

Glenda Jackson, by Glenys Barton, 1993 - NPG 6224 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Glenda Jackson
by Glenys Barton
1993
NPG 6224

Derek Jarman ('Seer'), by Michael Clark, 1993 - NPG 6322 - © Michael Clark

Derek Jarman ('Seer')
by Michael Clark
1993
NPG 6322

Jools Holland, by Trevor Leighton, 17 November 1993 - NPG x47384 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Jools Holland
by Trevor Leighton
17 November 1993
NPG x47384

Sir John Kenneth Tavener, by Malcolm Crowthers, 1993 - NPG x88655 - Malcolm Crowthers / National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir John Kenneth Tavener
by Malcolm Crowthers
1993
NPG x88655

Women's Page Contributors to The Guardian, by Sarah Raphael, 1994 - NPG 6247 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Women's Page Contributors to The Guardian
by Sarah Raphael
1994
NPG 6247

Darcey Bussell, by Allen Jones, 1994 - NPG 6252 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Darcey Bussell
by Allen Jones
1994
NPG 6252

Diana, Princess of Wales with her sons, by John Swannell, 1994 - NPG P717(16) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Diana, Princess of Wales with her sons
by John Swannell
1994
NPG P717(16)

Paul Merton, by Trevor Leighton, 1994 - NPG x47390 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Paul Merton
by Trevor Leighton
1994
NPG x47390

Will Self, by David Gamble, 1994 - NPG x76364 - © David Gamble

Will Self
by David Gamble
1994
NPG x76364

Alan Bennett, by Tom Miller, 26 January 1994 - NPG x88408 - © Tom Miller

Alan Bennett
by Tom Miller
26 January 1994
NPG x88408

Sir Anthony Dowell, by Philip Harris, 1995 - NPG 6331 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Anthony Dowell
by Philip Harris
1995
NPG 6331

Kazuo Ishiguro, by Peter Edwards, 1995 - NPG 6332 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Kazuo Ishiguro
by Peter Edwards
1995
NPG 6332

Dame Anita Lucia Roddick, by Sara Rossberg, 1995 - NPG 6335 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame Anita Lucia Roddick
by Sara Rossberg
1995
NPG 6335

Germaine Greer, by Paula Rego, 1995 - NPG 6351 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Germaine Greer
by Paula Rego
1995
NPG 6351

P.D. James, by Michael Taylor, 1996 - NPG 6361 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

P.D. James
by Michael Taylor
1996
NPG 6361

Joan Collins, by John Swannell, 1996 - NPG P717(5) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Joan Collins
by John Swannell
1996
NPG P717(5)

Jane Horrocks, by Trevor Leighton, 30 June 1996 - NPG x76766 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Jane Horrocks
by Trevor Leighton
30 June 1996
NPG x76766

Derek Walcott ('The Sun Poet'), by Ross Wilson, 1997 - NPG 6400 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Derek Walcott ('The Sun Poet')
by Ross Wilson
1997
NPG 6400

Helen Mirren, by Ishbel Myerscough, 1997 - NPG 6415 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Helen Mirren
by Ishbel Myerscough
1997
NPG 6415

Gilbert & George ('IN THE PISS'), by Gilbert & George, 1997 - NPG 6489 - © Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George ('IN THE PISS')
by Gilbert & George
1997
NPG 6489

Michael Palin, by John Swannell, 1997 - NPG P717(11) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Michael Palin
by John Swannell
1997
NPG P717(11)

Delia Smith, by John Swannell, 1995 - NPG P717(13) - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Delia Smith
by John Swannell
1995
NPG P717(13)

George Melly, by Maggi Hambling, 1998 - NPG 6439 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Melly
by Maggi Hambling
1998
NPG 6439

Sir Paul Brierley Smith, by James Lloyd, 1998 - NPG 6441 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Paul Brierley Smith
by James Lloyd
1998
NPG 6441

Ken Loach, by Nick Cudworth, 1998 - NPG 6452 - © Nick Cudworth

Ken Loach
by Nick Cudworth
1998
NPG 6452

Madhur Jaffrey, by Barry Marsden, 1998 - NPG P718(14) - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Madhur Jaffrey
by Barry Marsden
1998
NPG P718(14)

David Baddiel; Frank Skinner, by Trevor Leighton, 1998 - NPG x87552 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

David Baddiel; Frank Skinner
by Trevor Leighton
1998
NPG x87552

Julian Clary, by Trevor Leighton, 1998 - NPG x87779 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Julian Clary
by Trevor Leighton
1998
NPG x87779

Nicolas Jack Roeg ('al-jebr'), by Michael Clark, 1999 - NPG 6491 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Nicolas Jack Roeg ('al-jebr')
by Michael Clark
1999
NPG 6491

Jonathan Miller, by Stephen Conroy, 1999 - NPG 6492 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Jonathan Miller
by Stephen Conroy
1999
NPG 6492

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, by David Stefan Mach, 1999 - NPG 6494 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
by David Stefan Mach
1999
NPG 6494

Doris Lessing, by Leonard William McComb, 1999 - NPG 6516 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Doris Lessing
by Leonard William McComb
1999
NPG 6516

Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, by Tom Phillips, 1999-2000 - NPG 6526 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield
by Tom Phillips
1999-2000
NPG 6526

Vic Reeves, by Trevor Leighton, 1999 - NPG x88386 - © Trevor Leighton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Vic Reeves
by Trevor Leighton
1999
NPG x88386

John Hurt, by Stuart Pearson Wright, 2000 - NPG 6541 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Hurt
by Stuart Pearson Wright
2000
NPG 6541

Mo Mowlam, by John Keane, 2001 - NPG 6468 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Mo Mowlam
by John Keane
2001
NPG 6468

Neil Kinnock; Glenys Kinnock, by Andrew Tift, 2001 - NPG 6583 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Neil Kinnock; Glenys Kinnock
by Andrew Tift
2001
NPG 6583

Jay Jopling; Sam Taylor-Wood, by Jillian Edelstein, 8 November 2001 - NPG x125407 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Jay Jopling; Sam Taylor-Wood
by Jillian Edelstein
8 November 2001
NPG x125407

Queen Elizabeth II, by John Swannell, November 2001 - NPG x125851 - © John Swannell / Camera Press

Queen Elizabeth II
by John Swannell
November 2001
NPG x125851

Fiona Mary Shaw, by Victoria Kate Russell, 2002 - NPG 6609 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Fiona Mary Shaw
by Victoria Kate Russell
2002
NPG 6609

Ian McKellen, by Clive Smith, 2002 - NPG 6610 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ian McKellen
by Clive Smith
2002
NPG 6610

Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès, by Philip Oliver Hale, 2002 - NPG 6619 - © National Portrait Gallery, London; commissioned with help from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation through the Jerwood Portrait Commission, 2002

Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès
by Philip Oliver Hale
2002
NPG 6619

Ozwald Boateng, by Sal Idriss, 2002 - NPG x125667 - © Sal Idriss / National Portrait Gallery, London

Ozwald Boateng
by Sal Idriss
2002
NPG x125667

Ken Dodd, by David Cobley, 2004 - NPG 6702 - © David Cobley / National Portrait Gallery, London

Ken Dodd
by David Cobley
2004
NPG 6702

Bill Morris, by John Keane, 2005 - NPG 6721 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Bill Morris
by John Keane
2005
NPG 6721

J.K. Rowling, by Stuart Pearson Wright, 2005 - NPG 6723 - © National Portrait Gallery, London; commissioned as part of the First Prize, BP Portrait Award, 2001

J.K. Rowling
by Stuart Pearson Wright
2005
NPG 6723

Johnson Gideon Beharry, by Emma Wesley, 2006 - NPG 6803 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Johnson Gideon Beharry
by Emma Wesley
2006
NPG 6803

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