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A selection of portraits depicting special or important events and occasions. See also: 'Processions' (Theme).

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The Somerset House Conference, 1604, by Unknown artist - NPG 665

The Somerset House Conference, 1604

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1604
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 665

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, by Crispijn de Passe the Elder - NPG 334a

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605

by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
engraving, circa 1605
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 334a

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, by Jan Wyck - NPG 5376

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch

by Jan Wyck
oil on canvas, circa 1675
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5376

'Object: The Bruiser Bruis'd: Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in' (John ('Jack') Slack; John ('Jack') Broughton), published by Peter Griffin - NPG L269.A2.06

'Object: The Bruiser Bruis'd: Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in' (John ('Jack') Slack; John ('Jack') Broughton)

published by Peter Griffin
etching, published 1750
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A2.06

The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

The Relief of Lucknow, 1857, by Thomas Jones Barker - NPG 5851

The Relief of Lucknow, 1857

by Thomas Jones Barker
oil on canvas, 1859
On display in Room 23 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5851

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor), by Thomas Jones Barker - NPG 4969

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)

by Thomas Jones Barker
oil on canvas, circa 1862-1863
On display in Room 23 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4969

The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886, by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib') - NPG 5256

The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886

by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
oil on canvas, published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886
NPG 5256

Debate on the Indian Council Cotton Duties, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2307

Debate on the Indian Council Cotton Duties

by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 2 March 1895
NPG 2307

Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Woodstock Town Hall, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1700(23)

Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Woodstock Town Hall

by Unknown photographer
gelatin printing-out paper print, April 1896
NPG P1700(23)

Encaenia at the University of Oxford, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1700(43)

Encaenia at the University of Oxford

by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print, 21 June 1899
NPG P1700(43)

'Proclamation of King Edward VII at Oxford', by Unknown photographer - NPG P1700(51)

'Proclamation of King Edward VII at Oxford'

by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print, 25 January 1901
NPG P1700(51)

Queen Victoria's funeral procession, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1700(52b)

Queen Victoria's funeral procession

by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(52b)

King Edward VII, replica by Luke Fildes - NPG 1691

King Edward VII

replica by Luke Fildes
oil on canvas, 1902-1912, based on a work of 1902
NPG 1691

'The Crowned King & Queen Leaving the Abbey', by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG P1700(64)

'The Crowned King & Queen Leaving the Abbey'

by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
printing-out paper print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(64)

Wallis at the Window, by Cecil Beaton - NPG P263

Wallis at the Window

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 2 June 1937
NPG P263