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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Heinz Archive and Library

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.

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Publications

Publications

Catalogues and books promoting Gallery exhibitions and portraiture, focussing on fine art, photography, history and biography.

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