Charles Robert Saumarez Smith (1954-), Art historian
Sitter in 14 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Saumarez Smith was educated at King's College, Cambridge where he gained a double first in History of Art. Following a Fellowship at Harvard and research at the Warburg Institute he joined the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1982 as an Assistant Keeper responsible for the V&A/RCA MA Course in the History of Design. He was made Head of Research in 1990. He became Director of the National Portrait Gallery in 1994 and his success has seen the new Ondaatje Wing built and existing galleries refurbished. This combined with a programme of popular and academic exhibitions, has seen visitor numbers increase to more than 1.4 million. In 2002 he succeeded Neil MacGregor as Director of the National Gallery.
by John Lessore
oil on canvas, 1999
NPG 6493
by John Lessore
pencil, 1999
NPG 6501(4)
by Lucy Anne Dickens
C-type colour print, February 2001
NPG P948(38)
by Tom Phillips
oil on panel, polyptych, 2003
NPG 6648
by Paul Tozer
bromide fibre print, 15 May 1996
NPG x76911
The Staff of the National Portrait Gallery
by John Goto
MicroPiezo print, 1999-2000
NPG x88800
by Mario Testino
colour print, 1 February 2002
NPG x125143
by Mario Testino
bromide print, 1 February 2002
NPG x125144
The Director and curators of the National Portrait Gallery
by Claire Wheeldon
C-type colour print, 18 June 2002
NPG x125846
Royal Academicians In General Assembly
by Dennis Toff
C-type colour print, 28 May 2009
NPG x134136
Sir Roy Strong; Charles Robert Saumarez Smith; John Trevor Hayes
by Julia Trevelyan Oman (Lady Strong)
colour snapshot print, 13 April 1994
NPG x68272
by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 21 October 1994
NPG x68919
by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 21 October 1994
NPG x68920
Charles Robert Saumarez Smith; John Trevor Hayes; Sandy Robert Nairne; Sir Roy Strong
by David Weightman
digital C-type colour print from original negative, 17 November 2004
NPG x126874
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