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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

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne; Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln

by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1721
NPG 3215

'The most severe Battle ever seen ...' (Joseph ('Joe') Ward; William ('Bill') Ward; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Isaac Perrins; Perrins; Pickard)

published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 24 October 1789
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A2.15

Unknown man, formerly known as John Clare

by William Henry Hunt
watercolour, 1820s
NPG 3843

Sir George Hayter

by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink, 1821
NPG 3082(3)

Stanley Lees Giffard and his family

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1830
NPG 6367

Edinburgh Ale

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(141)

'The Morning After' 'He greatly daring dined'

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(155)

'Stag shot by the Prince on Corrie-Buie, October 5th 1854'

by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1854
NPG P22(10)

Edward Bouverie Pusey with his family at breakfast

by Clara Pusey
pencil, pen and ink, 1856
NPG 4541(4a)

'The Christ Church Express No.2' (includes Henry Longueville Mansel)

by Clara Pusey
pen and ink, circa 1856
NPG 4541(9ba)

Thomas Tod Stoddart

by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1858
NPG P1092

'Open your mouth, and shut your eyes' (Edith Mary Liddell; Ina Liddell; Alice Liddell)

by Lewis Carroll
wet collodion glass plate negative, July 1860
NPG P991(9)

Charles George Lewis

by Marshall Claxton
watercolour and pencil, 1864
NPG 890

Chess players

by Anthony Rosenbaum
oil on canvas, 1874-1880
NPG 3060

Kuo Sung-tao

by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 16 June 1877
NPG 4707(14)

Frank Burnand

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3430

William Ewart Gladstone

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3368

Sir John Tenniel

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3525

Sir Walter Besant; James Rice

by Archibald John Stuart Wortley
oil on canvas, 1882
NPG 2280

Dinner at Haddo House, 1884

by Alfred Edward Emslie
oil on canvas, 1884
NPG 3845

The St John's Wood Arts Club, 1895

by Sydney Prior Hall
black crayon, white and grey paint on paper, circa 1895
NPG 4404

'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor'

by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1895
NPG P1700(14b)

Frederick James Furnivall

by William Rothenstein
pencil, 1901
NPG 3172

Sir Dawson Williams

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1910s
NPG 6251(67)

Captain Scott's Birthday Dinner, 6 June 1911

by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 6 June 1911
NPG P1100

Gilbert Frankau

by Flora Lion
oil on canvas, 1923
NPG 6313

Natalie Bevan (née Ackenhausen, later Denny) ('Supper (Natalie Denny)')

by Mark Gertler
oil on canvas, 1928
NPG 6877

John Armstrong

by Oriel Ross
pencil, 1930s
NPG 6574

Max Planck; Ramsay MacDonald; Albert Einstein; Hermann Dietrich; Hermann Schmitz; Julius Curtius

by Erich Salomon
gelatin silver print, 28 July 1931
NPG P1699

John Galsworthy

by Edward Burra
ink, 1932
NPG 6368

The Critics

by Edward Burra
ink, 1932
NPG 6370

William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam; William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam

by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, 1934
NPG 6116

Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett

by Lee Miller
modern contact print from original negative, 1943
NPG P1077

Lee Miller

by David E. Scherman
modern archival-toned gelatin silver print from original negative, 1943
NPG P1082

Alfred Drury

by Paul Drury
pen and ink, 1944
NPG 5459

Carl Ronald Giles with his wife Sylvia ('Joan') Clarke and musicians, including Butch Shepherd

by Lee Miller
modern archival-toned gelatin silver print from original negative, 1944
NPG P1078

Sir Alec Guinness

by Lee Miller
modern archival-toned gelatin silver print from original negative, 1947
NPG P1079

Norman Douglas

by Michael Ayrton
ink and wash, 1948
NPG 4146

Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor

by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1950
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3778