Contact sheets

Selected contact sheets from the Collection. Explore the full list.

Sir John Betjeman, by John Gay, 1949, NPG x126621, © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir John Betjeman
by John Gay
vintage contact sheet, 1949
10 1/8 in. x 8 in. (258 mm x 203 mm)
NPG x126621
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lucian Freud; Anne Geraldine Fleming, by Cecil Beaton, October 1950, NPG x40102, © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast Lucian Freud; Anne Geraldine Fleming
by Cecil Beaton
contact sheet, October 1950
7 1/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (182 mm x 56 mm)
NPG x40102
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Jackie Kennedy Onassis; Princess Lee Radziwill (née Bouvier), by Cecil Beaton, January 1951, NPG x40315, © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast Jackie Kennedy Onassis; Princess Lee Radziwill (née Bouvier)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide contact sheet, January 1951
9 7/8 in. x 6 1/8 in. (252 mm x 156 mm)
NPG x40315
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Marilyn Monroe; Cecil Beaton, by Ed Pfizenmaier, 22 February 1956, NPG x40282, © Ed Pfizenmaier Marilyn Monroe; Cecil Beaton
by Ed Pfizenmaier
2 1/4 inch square contact print (4 frames), 22 February 1956
NPG x40282
© Ed Pfizenmaier
Kenneth Peacock Tynan, by Ida Kar, late 1950s, NPG x125500, © National Portrait Gallery, London Kenneth Peacock Tynan
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, late 1950s
8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (202 mm x 258 mm)
NPG x125500
© National Portrait Gallery, London
H.E. Bates, by John Gay, 1957, NPG x126614, © National Portrait Gallery, London H.E. Bates
by John Gay
vintage contact sheet, 1957
9 7/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (252 mm x 192 mm)
NPG x126614
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Rex Harrison; Julie Andrews, by Cecil Beaton, 1958, NPG x40607, © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast Rex Harrison; Julie Andrews
by Cecil Beaton
glossy bromide fibre contact print, 1958
10 in. x 8 1/8 in. (254 mm x 206 mm)
NPG x40607
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Julie Andrews, by Cecil Beaton, 1958, NPG x40608, © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast Julie Andrews
by Cecil Beaton
glossy bromide fibre contact print, 1958
10 in. x 2 1/2 in. (254 mm x 64 mm)
NPG x40608
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Tony Hancock and the cast and crew of 'Hancock', by Bob Collins, 1959, NPG x125124, © estate of Bob Collins / National Portrait Gallery, London Tony Hancock and the cast and crew of 'Hancock'
by Bob Collins
contact sheet of eight 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 1959
8 1/8 in. x 10 in. (205 mm x 253 mm)
NPG x125124
© estate of Bob Collins / National Portrait Gallery, London
Christine Keeler, by Lewis Morley, June 1963, NPG x38962, © Lewis Morley Archive Christine Keeler
by Lewis Morley
contact sheet, June 1963
NPG x38962
© Lewis Morley Archive
Robert Graves, by Peter Keen, 1965, NPG x125336, © estate of Peter Keen / National Portrait Gallery, London Robert Graves
by Peter Keen
contact sheet, 1965
8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (202 mm x 258 mm)
NPG x125336
© estate of Peter Keen / National Portrait Gallery, London
Twiggy, by Ronald Traeger, February 1967, NPG x125453, © estate of Ronald Traeger Twiggy
by Ronald Traeger
cibachrome print from a transparency of vintage contact sheet, February 1967
15 3/8 in. x 10 in. (390 mm x 255 mm)
NPG x125453
© estate of Ronald Traeger
Bill Brandt, by Ida Kar, August 1968, NPG x127317, © National Portrait Gallery, London Bill Brandt
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, August 1968
7 7/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (200 mm x 192 mm) overall
NPG x127317
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Annabella Jane Adams (née Palumbo), by Cecil Beaton, 24 July 1979, NPG x40619, © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast Annabella Jane Adams (née Palumbo)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide contact sheet, 24 July 1979
10 in. x 8 in. (254 mm x 203 mm)
NPG x40619
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Loulou de la Falaise; Cecil Beaton, by Dominique Olida, 07 February 1979, NPG x40688, © reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London Loulou de la Falaise; Cecil Beaton
by Dominique Olida
bromide contact sheet, 07 February 1979
10 in. x 7 7/8 in. (254 mm x 203 mm)
NPG x40688
© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Lindsay Duncan, by Alistair Morrison, July 1992, NPG x76970, © Alistair Morrison Lindsay Duncan
by Alistair Morrison
bromide fibre print, July 1992
19 in. x 16 1/8 in. (482 mm x 410 mm)
NPG x76970
© Alistair Morrison
Richard Avedon, by Phil Weedon, 22 March 1995, NPG x75721, © Phil Weedon / National Portrait Gallery, London Richard Avedon
by Phil Weedon
resin print, 22 March 1995
9in. x 11 1/2in. (228 mm x 293 mm)
NPG x75721
© Phil Weedon / National Portrait Gallery, London
Contact sheet including Craig Edward Moncrieff Brown; Tony Rushton; Richard Ingrams, by Eric Hands, 2006, NPG x133202, © Eric Hands Contact sheet including Craig Edward Moncrieff Brown; Tony Rushton; Richard Ingrams
by Eric Hands
modern contact sheet from original negative, 2006
19 3/8 in. x 15 in. (492 mm x 381 mm) image size
NPG x133202
© Eric Hands