Silhouettes

Selected silhouettes from the Collection. Explore the full list.

Unknown man, formerly known as George Henry Harlow, by Unknown artist, 1780s or 1790s, NPG 4219, © National Portrait Gallery, London Unknown man, formerly known as George Henry Harlow
by Unknown artist
silhouette, 1780s or 1790s
7 1/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (181 mm x 130 mm) uneven
NPG 4219
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Hawkins, by Unknown artist, circa 1781, NPG 5020, © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir John Hawkins
by Unknown artist
ink on paper, circa 1781
2 1/2 in. (64 mm) high
NPG 5020
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King George III, by Unknown artist, late 18th century, NPG D529, © National Portrait Gallery, London King George III
by Unknown artist
ink, late 18th century
3 in. x 2 1/2 in. (75 mm x 62 mm) paper size
NPG D529
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Horatio Nelson, by Benjamin Pearce, 1805, NPG D534, © National Portrait Gallery, London Horatio Nelson
by Benjamin Pearce
silhouette, 1805
NPG D534
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Possibly Jane Austen, by Unknown artist, circa 1800-1815, NPG 3181, © National Portrait Gallery, London Possibly Jane Austen
by Unknown artist
hollow-cut silhouette, circa 1800-1815
4 in. x 3 1/8 in. (102 mm x 80 mm)
NPG 3181
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Hannah More, by Augustin Edouart, 1827, NPG 4501, © National Portrait Gallery, London Hannah More
by Augustin Edouart
cut black paper with wash, 1827
8 3/4 in. x 11 in. (222 mm x 279 mm)
NPG 4501
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Victoria, possibly by Benjamin Pearce, 1830s, NPG D461, © National Portrait Gallery, London Queen Victoria
possibly by Benjamin Pearce
silhouette, 1830s
NPG D461
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Edward Lear, by Unknown artist, circa 1830s, NPG 1759, © National Portrait Gallery, London Edward Lear
by Unknown artist
silhouette, circa 1830s
2 1/2 in. x 1 1/8 in. (63 mm x 30 mm)
NPG 1759
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Jane Murray, by Augustin Edouart, 1837, NPG 1638a, © National Portrait Gallery, London Jane Murray
by Augustin Edouart
silhouette, 1837
9 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in. (241 mm x 114 mm)
NPG 1638a
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Eliot, by Unknown artist, NPG 2645, © National Portrait Gallery, London George Eliot
by Unknown artist
silhouette
4 1/2 in. x 2 3/4 in. (114 mm x 70 mm)
NPG 2645
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lady (Charlotte) Eleanor Butler; Sarah Ponsonby, by Unknown artist, circa 1810-1823, NPG 6243, © National Portrait Gallery, London Lady (Charlotte) Eleanor Butler; Sarah Ponsonby
by Unknown artist
silhouette, circa 1810-1823
7 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (197 mm x 165 mm)
NPG 6243
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Marsden, attributed to Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, 1818, NPG 316a(85), © National Portrait Gallery, London William Marsden
attributed to Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
silhouette, 1818
18 3/4 in. x 13 in. (477 mm x 330 mm)
NPG 316a(85)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; King George IV, by Crowhurst of Brighton, circa 1827, NPG 1691a, © National Portrait Gallery, London Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; King George IV
by Crowhurst of Brighton
silhouette, circa 1827
12 1/2 in. x 9 3/8 in. (318 mm x 238 mm)
NPG 1691a
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Adam Sedgwick, by Augustin Edouart, 1828, NPG 4502, © National Portrait Gallery, London Adam Sedgwick
by Augustin Edouart
silhouette, 1828
11 in. x 7 1/4 in. (279 mm x 184 mm)
NPG 4502
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt, by Augustin Edouart, 1830-1831, NPG 1638, © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
by Augustin Edouart
silhouette, 1830-1831
9 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in. (241 mm x 114 mm)
NPG 1638
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt, by Unknown artist, NPG 4148, © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Unknown artist
silhouette
4 in. x 3 1/2 in. (102 mm x 89 mm) oval
NPG 4148
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, by Unknown artist, 1839, NPG 3859, © National Portrait Gallery, London James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
by Unknown artist
silhouette, 1839
11 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (286 mm x 159 mm)
NPG 3859
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Henry Irving, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.'), late 1890s, NPG 3538, © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Henry Irving
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
silhouette, late 1890s
14 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. (361 mm x 266 mm) overall
NPG 3538
© National Portrait Gallery, London