Audio Guide: 20th Century portraits

Portraits from the 20th Century currently on the Audio Guide.

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Rupert Brooke, by Clara Ewald, 1911 - NPG 4911 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Rupert Brooke
by Clara Ewald
1911
NPG 4911

John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, 1911 - NPG 2805 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
1911
NPG 2805

Virginia Woolf (née Stephen), by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen), 1912 - NPG 5933 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Virginia Woolf (née Stephen)
by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen)
1912
NPG 5933

Sir Jacob Epstein, by Sir Jacob Epstein, circa 1912 - NPG 4126 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Jacob Epstein
by Sir Jacob Epstein
circa 1912
NPG 4126

Henry James, by John Singer Sargent, 1913 - NPG 1767 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry James
by John Singer Sargent
1913
NPG 1767

Edward Morgan Forster, by Dora Carrington, 1920 - NPG 4698 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Edward Morgan Forster
by Dora Carrington
1920
NPG 4698

David Herbert ('D.H.') Lawrence, by Jan Juta, 1920 - NPG 4036 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

David Herbert ('D.H.') Lawrence
by Jan Juta
1920
NPG 4036

Dame Edith Sitwell, by Maurice Lambert, 1985 (circa 1926-1927) - NPG 5801 - © Geoffrey Colley

Dame Edith Sitwell
by Maurice Lambert
1985 (circa 1926-1927)
NPG 5801

Statesmen of World War I, by Sir James Guthrie, 1924-1930 - NPG 2463 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Statesmen of World War I
by Sir James Guthrie
1924-1930
NPG 2463

Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Bt, by Glyn Warren Philpot, 1925 - NPG L184 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Bt
by Glyn Warren Philpot
1925
NPG L184

Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, by Eric Henri Kennington, published 1926 - NPG 2906 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Eric Henri Kennington
published 1926
NPG 2906

Constant Lambert, by Christopher Wood, 1926 - NPG 4443 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Constant Lambert
by Christopher Wood
1926
NPG 4443

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George, by Sir William Orpen, 1927 - NPG 3244 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George
by Sir William Orpen
1927
NPG 3244

Emmeline Pankhurst, by Georgina Agnes Brackenbury, 1927 - NPG 2360 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Emmeline Pankhurst
by Georgina Agnes Brackenbury
1927
NPG 2360

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII), by Leonard Jennings, 1991 (1930s) - NPG 6138 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Leonard Jennings
1991 (1930s)
NPG 6138

(James) Ramsay MacDonald, by Sir John Lavery, 1931 - NPG 2959 - © private collection

(James) Ramsay MacDonald
by Sir John Lavery
1931
NPG 2959

George Bernard Shaw, by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1934 - NPG 4047 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Bernard Shaw
by Sir Jacob Epstein
1934
NPG 4047

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, by Walter Richard Sickert, 1935 - NPG 5173 - © Beaverbrook Foundation

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
by Walter Richard Sickert
1935
NPG 5173

Dylan Thomas, by Augustus Edwin John, circa 1937-1938 - NPG L213 - © estate of Augustus John / Bridgeman Art Library www.bridgeman.co.uk; private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

Dylan Thomas
by Augustus Edwin John
circa 1937-1938
NPG L213

Beatrix Potter (Mrs Heelis), by Delmar Banner, 1938 - NPG 3635 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Beatrix Potter (Mrs Heelis)
by Delmar Banner
1938
NPG 3635

Sir Noël Coward, by Clemence Dane (Winifred Ashton), before 1939 - NPG 4950 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Noël Coward
by Clemence Dane (Winifred Ashton)
before 1939
NPG 4950

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, by Hein Heckroth, 1939 - NPG 5907 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart
by Hein Heckroth
1939
NPG 5907

Image currently unavailable owing to copyright restrictions

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1939
NPG 6416

(Arthur) Neville Chamberlain, by Henry Lamb, circa 1939 - NPG 4279 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

(Arthur) Neville Chamberlain
by Henry Lamb
circa 1939
NPG 4279

Sir Barnes Wallis, by Alfred Egerton Cooper, 1942 - NPG 5464 - © estate of Sir Barnes Wallis / National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Barnes Wallis
by Alfred Egerton Cooper
1942
NPG 5464

Herbert George Wells, by Feliks Topolski, 1943 - NPG 6324 - © estate of Feliks Topolski

Herbert George Wells
by Feliks Topolski
1943
NPG 6324

Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe, by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Mrs Heseltine), circa 1944 - NPG 5927 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe
by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Mrs Heseltine)
circa 1944
NPG 5927

Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, by Sir Lawrence Gowing, 1944 - NPG 6405 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood
by Sir Lawrence Gowing
1944
NPG 6405

Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, by Francis Owen ('Frank') Salisbury, 1945 - NPG L165 - © private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
by Francis Owen ('Frank') Salisbury
1945
NPG L165

Kathleen Ferrier, by Maurice Codner, 1946 - NPG 6258 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Kathleen Ferrier
by Maurice Codner
1946
NPG 6258

Sir William Turner Walton, by Michael Ayrton, 1948 - NPG 5138 - © estate of Michael Ayrton / National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir William Turner Walton
by Michael Ayrton
1948
NPG 5138

Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot, by Patrick Heron, 1949 - NPG 4467 - © The estate of Patrick Heron. All Rights Reserved, DACS, [2010]

Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot
by Patrick Heron
1949
NPG 4467

Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes, by Sir Gerald Kelly, 1953 - NPG 4111 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
by Sir Gerald Kelly
1953
NPG 4111

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, after Oscar Nemon, 1995 (circa 1955) - NPG 6347 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
after Oscar Nemon
1995 (circa 1955)
NPG 6347

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell, by Judy Cassab (Mrs Kampfner), 1957 - NPG 4923 - © estate of Hugh Gaitskell

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
by Judy Cassab (Mrs Kampfner)
1957
NPG 4923

John Tunnard, by John Tunnard, 1959 - NPG 6188 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Tunnard
by John Tunnard
1959
NPG 6188

Henry Moore, by Marino Marini, 1962 - NPG 4687 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry Moore
by Marino Marini
1962
NPG 4687

(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by (Arthur) Derek Hill, 1974 - NPG 5775 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by (Arthur) Derek Hill
1974
NPG 5775

Maggi Hambling, by Maggi Hambling, 1977-1978 - NPG 6562 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Maggi Hambling
by Maggi Hambling
1977-1978
NPG 6562

Leon Kossoff, by Leon Kossoff, 1981 - NPG 5772 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Leon Kossoff
by Leon Kossoff
1981
NPG 5772

Diana, Princess of Wales, by Bryan Organ, 1981 - NPG 5408 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Diana, Princess of Wales
by Bryan Organ
1981
NPG 5408

Sir (James) Paul McCartney, by Humphrey Ocean (Humphrey Anthony Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon), 1983 - NPG 5695 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir (James) Paul McCartney
by Humphrey Ocean (Humphrey Anthony Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon)
1983
NPG 5695

Dame (Jean) Iris Murdoch, by Tom Phillips, 1984-1986 - NPG 5921 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame (Jean) Iris Murdoch
by Tom Phillips
1984-1986
NPG 5921

Stephen William Hawking, by Yolanda Sonnabend, 1985 - NPG 5799 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Stephen William Hawking
by Yolanda Sonnabend
1985
NPG 5799

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin, by Maggi Hambling, 1985 - NPG 5797 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
by Maggi Hambling
1985
NPG 5797

Lynn Seymour, by Andrew Logan, 1987-1993 - NPG 6222 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Lynn Seymour
by Andrew Logan
1987-1993
NPG 6222

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