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A selection of portraits that depict musical instruments being played or the making of music.

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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

Brook Taylor, probably by Louis Goupy - NPG 1920

Brook Taylor

probably by Louis Goupy
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum laid down on card, 1720
NPG 1920

The Shudi Family Group, by Marcus Tuscher - NPG 5776

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

Karl Friedrich Abel, by Thomas Gainsborough - NPG 5947

Karl Friedrich Abel

by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, circa 1765
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5947

Thomas Augustine Arne, after Francesco Bartolozzi - NPG 1130

Thomas Augustine Arne

after Francesco Bartolozzi
hand-coloured etching, 1770-1782, based on a work of circa 1770
NPG 1130

Johann Christian Bach, by Thomas Gainsborough - NPG 5557

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

Ann Selina Storace, attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht - NPG 6148

Ann Selina Storace

attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht
oil on canvas, circa 1790
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6148

Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex, by John Jackson - NPG 702

Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex

by John Jackson
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1822
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 702

Robert Lindley, by William Davison - NPG 1952

Robert Lindley

by William Davison
oil on canvas, exhibited 1826
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1952

Vincent Novello, by Edward Petre Novello - NPG 5684

Vincent Novello

by Edward Petre Novello
oil on canvas, early 1830s
NPG 5684

The Novello Family and Friends, by Edward Petre Novello - NPG 5686

The Novello Family and Friends

by Edward Petre Novello
oil on canvas, circa 1830
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5686

Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper'), by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(150)

Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper')

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(150)

Patrick Byrne, by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(152)

Patrick Byrne

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(152)

A Rehearsal, by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) - NPG 2772(56b)

A Rehearsal

by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
watercolour, 1844
NPG 2772(56b)

'The Organ Grinder', by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(37)

'The Organ Grinder'

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(37)

Unknown man, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(40)

Unknown man

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(40)