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A selection of portraits and images that depict and focus on abstract sections of the body or facial features. See also: 'Models and muses' (Theme) and 'Nudes and naked figures' (Genre).

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Sir Thomas Lawrence, by Unknown artist - NPG 1634a

Sir Thomas Lawrence

by Unknown artist
plaster cast of right hand, 1830
NPG 1634a

'Study of Hands', by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(48)

'Study of Hands'

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1854
NPG P2011(48)

Thomas Carlyle, by Domenico Brucciani, after  Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt - NPG 1623

Thomas Carlyle

by Domenico Brucciani, after Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
plaster cast of hands, 1875
NPG 1623

Margot Fonteyn, by Angus McBean - NPG P894

Margot Fonteyn

by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1951
NPG P894

Jane Birkin, by David Bailey - NPG P950

Jane Birkin

by David Bailey
bromide print, March 1969
NPG P950

P.J. Harvey, by Mario Sorrenti - NPG P1275

P.J. Harvey

by Mario Sorrenti
digital colour print, 1995
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1275

Nicola Adams, by Kate Peters - NPG P1831

Nicola Adams

by Kate Peters
chromogenic print, 2012
NPG P1831

Jessica Ennis-Hill, by Kate Peters - NPG P1832

Jessica Ennis-Hill

by Kate Peters
chromogenic print, 2012
NPG P1832

Mo Farah, by Kate Peters - NPG P1833

Mo Farah

by Kate Peters
chromogenic print, 2012
NPG P1833

Chris Hoy, by Kate Peters - NPG P1834

Chris Hoy

by Kate Peters
chromogenic print, 2012
NPG P1834

'Mask Masked' (Gillian Wearing), by Gillian Wearing - NPG L290

'Mask Masked' (Gillian Wearing)

by Gillian Wearing
fabric mask, wax sculpture, steel rod and wooden base, 2020
On display in Room 32 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L290

Bessie Clayton, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x101900

Bessie Clayton

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 April 1911
NPG x101900