Reference Collection
The Reference Collection is held in the Heinz Archive and Library and contains more than 80,000 portraits of important and lesser known figures in British history. The majority of these portraits are prints, but the collection also includes drawings, silhouettes, caricatures, paintings, miniatures, medallions and related items.
Introduction to the Reference Collection
Handlist of names in the Reference Collection
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.
British portraits records
Visual resources and an index of portraits.
Collected Archives
Archive material that has been acquired by the Gallery from external sources because of its relevance to the study of British portraiture.