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A selection of portraits that depict built up areas, industrial towns and cityscapes. See also: 'Bridges' (Accessory), 'Buildings and architecture' and 'London' (Theme).

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Encaenia at the University of Oxford, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1700(43)

Encaenia at the University of Oxford

by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print, 21 June 1899
NPG P1700(43)

Dame Rebecca West (Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield)), by Carl Van Vechten - NPG P1127

Dame Rebecca West (Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield))

by Carl Van Vechten
vintage gelatin silver print, 28 May 1934
NPG P1127

Malcolm Revill; Roger Mayne, by John Deakin - NPG P994

Malcolm Revill; Roger Mayne

by John Deakin
vintage bromide print, 1957
NPG P994

Albert Finney, by Lewis Morley - NPG P512(10)

Albert Finney

by Lewis Morley
bromide print, 1960
NPG P512(10)

Shelagh Delaney, by Arnold Newman - NPG P45

Shelagh Delaney

by Arnold Newman
bromide print, 1961
NPG P45

Lucian Freud, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P797(15)

Lucian Freud

by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 17 June 1963
NPG P797(15)

Gerry Marsden, by Robert Whitaker - NPG P1350

Gerry Marsden

by Robert Whitaker
gelatin silver print, 1965
NPG P1350

The Yardbirds, by Gered Mankowitz - NPG P1373

The Yardbirds

by Gered Mankowitz
modern print from original negative, 1966
NPG P1373

Tom Jones, by Tony Frank - NPG P1378

Tom Jones

by Tony Frank
modern colour print from original transparency, 1966
NPG P1378

Sir John Betjeman, by Lewis Morley - NPG P512(3)

Sir John Betjeman

by Lewis Morley
bromide print, 1970
NPG P512(3)

Samuel Beckett, by Paul Joyce - NPG P157

Samuel Beckett

by Paul Joyce
platinum print, 1979
NPG P157

Craigie Aitchison, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P1842

Craigie Aitchison

by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1984
NPG P1842

Sam Mendes, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P828

Sam Mendes

by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 21 November 1989
NPG P828

Melvyn Bragg, by John Swannell - NPG P717(3)

Melvyn Bragg

by John Swannell
Iris print, 1992
NPG P717(3)

Gary Rhodes, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(24)

Gary Rhodes

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 23 November 1998
NPG P718(24)

Bill Morris, by John Keane - NPG 6721

Bill Morris

by John Keane
oil on inkjet printed cotton mounted on canvas, 2005
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6721

Jude Law, by Paolo Roversi - NPG P1279

Jude Law

by Paolo Roversi
pigment print, 2006
NPG P1279

Luke Ashley Cook; Aaron Cook; Christine Ann Cook; Nigel Ronald Cook, by Finlay MacKay - NPG P1754

Luke Ashley Cook; Aaron Cook; Christine Ann Cook; Nigel Ronald Cook

by Finlay MacKay
archival pigment print, 6 December 2010
NPG P1754

John Barry, O Kelly, Sonny and Richard Moore ('Everyday Heroes'), by Michael Armitage - NPG 7144

John Barry, O Kelly, Sonny and Richard Moore ('Everyday Heroes')

by Michael Armitage
tapestry (cotton warp, wool and gold thread wefts woven at 2.5 ends per centimetre), 2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7144

'Madame Clara Butt and babies', published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x17125

'Madame Clara Butt and babies'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1905
NPG x17125

Clara Elizabeth Giveen, by Criminal Record Office - NPG x45564

Clara Elizabeth Giveen

by Criminal Record Office
silver print mounted onto identification sheet, 1914
NPG x45564

Eton College, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140486

Eton College

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1915
NPG Ax140486

Marjory Mornament, by Dorothy May Connor - NPG x200915

Marjory Mornament

by Dorothy May Connor
vintage gelatin silver print, circa 1925
NPG x200915

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio, probably by Dudley Glanfield - NPG x158891

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio

probably by Dudley Glanfield
quarter-plate film negative, late 1920s
NPG x158891

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio, probably by Dudley Glanfield - NPG x158892

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio

probably by Dudley Glanfield
quarter-plate film negative, late 1920s
NPG x158892

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio, probably by Dudley Glanfield - NPG x158893

Exterior view of Dudley Glanfield's studio

probably by Dudley Glanfield
quarter-plate film negative, late 1920s
NPG x158893

'The funeral of General Booth', by Unknown photographer, for  Graphic Photo Union - NPG x136614

'The funeral of General Booth'

by Unknown photographer, for Graphic Photo Union
bromide print, 24 June 1929
NPG x136614

Duncan Grant, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax143165

Duncan Grant

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1930
NPG Ax143165

'The Strand', by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax143419

'The Strand'

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1931
NPG Ax143419

Cristobel Hardie, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x150056

Cristobel Hardie

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, April 1931
NPG x150056

Gertrude Lawrence, by Paul Tanqueray - NPG x29700

Gertrude Lawrence

by Paul Tanqueray
modern bromide print from original negative, 1932
NPG x29700