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A selection of portraits in which sitters are seen to be wearing cultural, traditional, indigenous attire. See also: 'Hats and headattire', 'In Character' (Dress) and 'Film-shots and sage sets' (Theme).

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Peter Farquarson, by George Washington Wilson - NPG P22(18)

Peter Farquarson

by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1860
NPG P22(18)

John Phillip, by David Wilkie Wynfield - NPG P80

John Phillip

by David Wilkie Wynfield
albumen print, 1860s
NPG P80

'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