Millboard

Heavy duty cardboard made by pasting thin sheets of paper together to make a painting surface. Like cardboard it is not very durable and is usually primed with gesso or an emulsion before painting.

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The Siege of Gibraltar, 1782, by George Carter, 1784 - NPG 1752 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Siege of Gibraltar, 1782
by George Carter
1784
NPG 1752

Jane Hood (née Reynolds), by Unknown artist, circa 1832-1834 - NPG 856 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Jane Hood (née Reynolds)
by Unknown artist
circa 1832-1834
NPG 856

Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, by Sir George Hayter, circa 1833 - NPG 1257 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook
by Sir George Hayter
circa 1833
NPG 1257

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, by Sir George Hayter, 1834 - NPG 4336 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
by Sir George Hayter
1834
NPG 4336

Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood), by Thomas Sully, 1836 - NPG 1351 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood)
by Thomas Sully
1836
NPG 1351

George Payne Rainsford James, by Stephen Pearce, 1846 - NPG 1259 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Payne Rainsford James
by Stephen Pearce
1846
NPG 1259

Arthur Hughes, by Arthur Hughes, circa 1851 - NPG 2759 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Arthur Hughes
by Arthur Hughes
circa 1851
NPG 2759

John Rae, by Stephen Pearce, exhibited 1853 - NPG 1213 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Rae
by Stephen Pearce
exhibited 1853
NPG 1213

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, by George Jones, 1860-1863 - NPG 982b - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
by George Jones
1860-1863
NPG 982b

Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, by Philip Alexius de László, 1928 - NPG 2364 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane
by Philip Alexius de László
1928
NPG 2364

Frederick Delius, by Ernest Procter, 1929 - NPG 3861 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Frederick Delius
by Ernest Procter
1929
NPG 3861

David Bomberg, by David Garshen Bomberg, circa 1937 - NPG 5345a - © National Portrait Gallery, London

David Bomberg
by David Garshen Bomberg
circa 1937
NPG 5345a

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