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1967 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Writing'
A selection of portraits that depict writing paraphernalia or sitter's writing. See also: 'Books and libraries' (Accessory) and 'Reading' (Activity).
by Unknown artist
silver penny, circa 887
NPG 4269
Gerlach Flicke; Henry Strangwish (Strangways)
by Gerlach Flicke
diptych, oil on paper or vellum laid on panel, 1554
On display in Room 2 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6353
King Charles I; Sir Edward Walker
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1650
NPG 1961
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, perhaps 18th century, based on a work of 1650s
NPG 1033
after a print by Richard Gaywood
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of 1657
NPG 274
by Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, circa 1718
NPG 278
by Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, 1719
NPG 714
The Court of Chancery during the reign of George I
by Benjamin Ferrers
oil on canvas, circa 1725
NPG 798
studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1727
NPG 4132
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1735
NPG 522
by Charles Philips
oil on canvas, circa 1737
NPG 23
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
by James Worsdale
oil on canvas, 1746-1750
NPG 4376
by George Beare
oil on canvas, 1747
NPG 1122
by Francis Hayman
oil on canvas, 1747
NPG 2106
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
by Pompeo Batoni
oil on canvas, 1752-1756
NPG 6180
by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, circa 1755
On display at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
NPG 2179
Unknown man, formerly known as William Mason
attributed to John Plott
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, circa 1760
NPG 1393