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A selection of portraits that make use of allegory.

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Lord Edward Russell, by George Perfect Harding, after  Unknown artist - NPG 2410

Lord Edward Russell

by George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist
watercolour, 19th century, based on a work of 1573
NPG 2410

Sir Henry Unton, by Unknown artist - NPG 710

Sir Henry Unton

by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1596
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 710

Venetia, Lady Digby, by Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG 5727

Venetia, Lady Digby

by Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, circa 1633-1634
NPG 5727

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 902

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1706
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 902

Sir Thomas Lawrence, by Samuel Cousins, published by  Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by  Rittner and Co, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 1634b

Sir Thomas Lawrence

by Samuel Cousins, published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by Rittner and Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 22 April 1830
NPG 1634b

Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot - NPG 4707(2)

Alexander II, Emperor of Russia

by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 16 October 1869
NPG 4707(2)

The Victoria Memorial by Sir Thomas Brock, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG P1700(93)

The Victoria Memorial by Sir Thomas Brock

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
photogravure, 1911
NPG P1700(93)

Iris Murdoch, by Tom Phillips - NPG 5921

Iris Murdoch

by Tom Phillips
oil on canvas, 1984-1986
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5921

Study of 'The Flaying of Marsyas' by Titian, by Tom Phillips - NPG 5944(8)

Study of 'The Flaying of Marsyas' by Titian

by Tom Phillips
oil on canvas, 1985-1986
NPG 5944(8)

Miss F. Hext, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax52163

Miss F. Hext

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 28 March 1861
NPG Ax52163