Researching portraits
The Gallery provides a number of Enquiry Services. Or you can conduct your own online research through searching the Gallery’s collection for sitters or artists or by consulting the list of Useful Resources provided below.
The Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 220,000 works, from the 8th century to the present day.
Heinz Archive and Library
The Heinz Archive and Library is open by appointment to visitors who are interested in any aspect of British portraiture or in the history of the Gallery.