Dye-transfer print

A type of colour print made by a series of related processes in which three carefully superimposed layers of dye are transferred to a gelatin-coated base. The dye-transfer process, which has come a long way since its origins in the 1870s, is time-consuming but permits a lot of control of results and produces a relatively permanent print that does not contain silver.

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

Vivien Leigh
by Madame Yevonde
1936
NPG P742

Victoria Mary ('Vita') Sackville-West, by Gisèle Freund, 1939 - NPG P437 - © Gisèle Freund

Victoria Mary ('Vita') Sackville-West
by Gisèle Freund
1939
NPG P437

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

Madame Yevonde
by Madame Yevonde
1940
NPG P620

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, by Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz, 14 May 1977 - NPG P1209 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin
by Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz
14 May 1977
NPG P1209

Dame Antoinette Sibley and Eloise Sibley, by Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz, 24 June 1977 - NPG P1254 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame Antoinette Sibley and Eloise Sibley
by Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz
24 June 1977
NPG P1254

Actresses, by Arnold Newman, 1978? - NPG P150(44) - © Arnold Newman / Getty Images

Actresses
by Arnold Newman
1978?
NPG P150(44)

George Harrison, by Arnold Newman, 1978 - NPG P150(19) - © Arnold Newman / Getty Images

George Harrison
by Arnold Newman
1978
NPG P150(19)

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