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.
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Explore 160,000 portraits from the 16th Century to the present day.
Heinz Archive and Library
Open by appointment to visitors who are interested in any aspect of British portraiture or in the history of the Gallery.
About the Collections
Insights into the Primary Collection, including paintings and sculpture; the Reference Collection, including prints and the Photographs Collection.
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Publications
Catalogues and books promoting Gallery exhibitions and portraiture, focussing on fine art, photography, history and biography.
