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A selection of portraits that depict sitters reading. See also: 'Books and Libraries' (Accessory) and 'Writing' (Activiity).

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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby

by Meynart Weywyck (Maynard Vewicke)
oil on panel, circa 1510
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L270

Thomas Cranmer

by Gerlach Flicke
oil on panel, 1545-1546
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 535

Hugh Latimer

by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late sixteenth century
NPG 295

George Buchanan

after Arnold Bronckorst
oil on panel, 1581
NPG 524

Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants

by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on canvas, 1593
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2765

Sir John Finet

copy by George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist
watercolour, 19th century, based on a work of circa 1609
NPG 2404

King Charles I

by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1628
NPG 4444

Thomas Killigrew

by William Sheppard
oil on canvas, 1650
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 3795

Sir Edward Nicholas

by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 1662
NPG 1519

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem

by John Michael Wright
oil on canvas, 1675
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6047

Robert Boyle

after Johann Kerseboom
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1689-1690
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3930

Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1705, based on a work of circa 1705
NPG 427

Three unknown men, of which two formerly known as John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley

probably by John Verelst
oil on canvas, 1712
NPG 2034

'The Music Party'

by Philip Mercier
oil on canvas, 1733
NPG 1556

Jonathan Tyers and his family

by Francis Hayman
oil on canvas, 1740
NPG 5588

The Shudi Family Group

by Marcus Tuscher
oil on canvas, circa 1742
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5776

Frank Nicholls

attributed to Thomas Hudson
oil on canvas, circa 1745-1748
NPG 6144

James Macardell

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1756-1760
NPG 3123

Robert Adam

attributed to George Willison
oil on canvas, circa 1770-1774
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2953

David Garrick

by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, 1770
On display at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
NPG 5054

Giuseppe Baretti

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, early 1770s
NPG 6248

Sir William Lynch

by Unknown artist
pencil and brown wash, mid 19th century, based on a work of circa 1771
NPG 3090(9)

John Henderson

by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, circa 1773-1775
NPG 980

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox

by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1776-1777
NPG 4877

Johann Christian Bach

by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, circa 1776
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5557

Sir William Hamilton

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1777
NPG 680

Arthur Murphy

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1777
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 10

John Henderson

by and published by John Jones, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 30 May 1783 (circa 1773-1775)
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.30

William Roscoe

attributed to John Williamson
oil on canvas, circa 1784
NPG 963

Thomas Paine

by Laurent Dabos
oil on canvas, circa 1791
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6805

Illustration to Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist'

by Charles Grignion, after John Graham
etching, circa 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.01

Charles Macklin

by Jean Condé, published by John Bell, after John Opie
stipple, 1792
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.07

Robert Baddeley

by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
watercolour and ink on paper, engraved 1794
NPG 2541

William Artaud

by William Artaud
pencil, circa 1800
NPG 4863

Unknown man, formerly known as Roger Payne

by Unknown artist
pencil and watercolour, early 19th century
NPG 2430

Sir Humphry Davy, Bt

by Henry Howard
oil on canvas, 1803
NPG 4591

Robert Southey

by Henry Edridge
pencil, chalk and wash, 1804
NPG 119

Charles Hayter

by Sir George Hayter
pencil and wash, 1811
NPG 2617

Spencer Perceval

by George Francis Joseph
oil on canvas, 1812
NPG 1031

James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier

by Joseph Slater
pencil and chalk, 1813
NPG 1982

Samuel Parr

replica by George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1813
NPG 9

Sarah Booth

by Henry Meyer, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1813
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.08