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A selection of portraits where the sitter's back is the main focus of the composition. See also: 'In profile' (Genre).

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James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, by Jan Wyck - NPG 5376James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
by Jan Wyck
NPG 5376
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(38)William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
NPG 4855(38)
George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(66)George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford
by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
NPG 4855(66)
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(24)Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea
by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
NPG 4855(24)
Possibly William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, attributed to George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855aPossibly William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
attributed to George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
NPG 4855a
Scene from William Congreve's 'The Old Batchelor', probably published by John Bell - NPG L269.B8.18Scene from William Congreve's 'The Old Batchelor'
probably published by John Bell
NPG L269.B8.18
John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley, by George Romney - NPG 101John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley
by George Romney
NPG 101
Richard Humphries (Humphreys), published by George Smeeton - NPG L269.A2.02Richard Humphries (Humphreys)
published by George Smeeton
NPG L269.A2.02
William Adams, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 2662(10)William Adams
by Sir George Hayter
NPG 2662(10)
Richard Parkes Bonington, by Richard Parkes Bonington - NPG 1729Richard Parkes Bonington
by Richard Parkes Bonington
NPG 1729
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 1695(f)Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman
by Sir George Hayter
NPG 1695(f)
George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex, by Sir Edwin Landseer - NPG 3097(6)George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex
by Sir Edwin Landseer
NPG 3097(6)
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Napoléon on St Helena'), by Benjamin Robert Haydon - NPG 6266Napoléon Bonaparte ('Napoléon on St Helena')
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
NPG 6266
Breakfast at Mr Rogers, by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) - NPG 2772(28b)Breakfast at Mr Rogers
by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
NPG 2772(28b)
Samuel Rogers, by Sir Edwin Landseer - NPG 4920Samuel Rogers
by Sir Edwin Landseer
NPG 4920
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Duke of Wellington Surveying the Field of Waterloo'), by Benjamin Robert Haydon - NPG 6265Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Duke of Wellington Surveying the Field of Waterloo')
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
NPG 6265
Unknown sitter, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(19)Unknown sitter
by Sebastian Evans
NPG 2173(19)
Unknown sitter, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(22)Unknown sitter
by Sebastian Evans
NPG 2173(22)
Unknown sitter, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(24)Unknown sitter
by Sebastian Evans
NPG 2173(24)
Unknown sitter, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(26)Unknown sitter
by Sebastian Evans
NPG 2173(26)
Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake, by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson - NPG P6(125)Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
NPG P6(125)
Marian Murray, by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson - NPG P6(108)Marian Murray
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
NPG P6(108)
Mary Ruthven (née Campbell), Lady Ruthven, by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson - NPG P6(114)Mary Ruthven (née Campbell), Lady Ruthven
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
NPG P6(114)
James Sant, by James Sant - NPG 4093James Sant
by James Sant
NPG 4093
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt showing his pictures, by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) - NPG 2772(28a)Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt showing his pictures
by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
NPG 2772(28a)
George Elwes Corrie, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(20)George Elwes Corrie
by Sebastian Evans
NPG 2173(20)
Two unknown art students at work, by Charles West Cope - NPG 3182(17)Two unknown art students at work
by Charles West Cope
NPG 3182(17)
George Dunlop Leslie; Sir Charles Lock Eastlake; John Wood, by Charles Bell Birch - NPG 2477George Dunlop Leslie; Sir Charles Lock Eastlake; John Wood
by Charles Bell Birch
NPG 2477
Solomon Alexander Hart; Daniel Maclise, by Charles Bell Birch - NPG 2476Solomon Alexander Hart; Daniel Maclise
by Charles Bell Birch
NPG 2476
Abraham Cooper, by Charles West Cope - NPG 3182(1)Abraham Cooper
by Charles West Cope
NPG 3182(1)
Ferdinand Pickering and seven unknown art students, by Charles West Cope - NPG 3182(14)Ferdinand Pickering and seven unknown art students
by Charles West Cope
NPG 3182(14)
William Powell Frith, by William Powell Frith - NPG 1738William Powell Frith
by William Powell Frith
NPG 1738
Ferdinand Pickering, by Charles West Cope - NPG 3182(16)Ferdinand Pickering
by Charles West Cope
NPG 3182(16)
Charles Kingsley, by Adriano Cecioni - NPG 1939Charles Kingsley
by Adriano Cecioni
NPG 1939
Lord Henry Frederick Thynne, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 4747Lord Henry Frederick Thynne
by Sir Leslie Ward
NPG 4747
Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Bt; Harry Furniss, by Harry Furniss - NPG 3599Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Bt; Harry Furniss
by Harry Furniss
NPG 3599
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, by Harry Furniss - NPG 3392Sir William Vernon Harcourt
by Harry Furniss
NPG 3392
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, by Unknown photographer - NPG P356James Abbott McNeill Whistler
by Unknown photographer
NPG P356
Lillie Langtry, by Henry Van der Weyde - NPG P863Lillie Langtry
by Henry Van der Weyde
NPG P863
Charles Wood, by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib') - NPG 4755Charles Wood
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
NPG 4755
Sir Khengartji Savai, Maharao of Cutch and two unknown men, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2381Sir Khengartji Savai, Maharao of Cutch and two unknown men
by Sydney Prior Hall
NPG 2381
Harry Furniss, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2386Harry Furniss
by Sydney Prior Hall
NPG 2386
William Ewart Gladstone, by Harry Furniss - NPG 3372William Ewart Gladstone
by Harry Furniss
NPG 3372
William Ewart Gladstone, by Harry Furniss - NPG 3375William Ewart Gladstone
by Harry Furniss
NPG 3375
Aubrey Beardsley, by Walter Sickert - NPG 1967Aubrey Beardsley
by Walter Sickert
NPG 1967
George Augustus Sala, by Pollie Vernay - NPG 1689aGeorge Augustus Sala
by Pollie Vernay
NPG 1689a
John Collier, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 4390John Collier
by Sydney Prior Hall
NPG 4390
Arthur Hacker, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 4389Arthur Hacker
by Sydney Prior Hall
NPG 4389
Back view of an unknown artist painting portrait of a woman, by Henry Tonks - NPG 3072(2)Back view of an unknown artist painting portrait of a woman
by Henry Tonks
NPG 3072(2)
Phil May, by Phil May - NPG 4149Phil May
by Phil May
NPG 4149
King Edward VII, by Mrs M.A. Barnett - NPG 3967King Edward VII
by Mrs M.A. Barnett
NPG 3967
Israel Zangwill, by Charles Ezekiel Polowetski - NPG 3318Israel Zangwill
by Charles Ezekiel Polowetski
NPG 3318
Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait'), by Laura Knight - NPG 4839Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait')
by Laura Knight
NPG 4839
Tamara Karsavina, by Leon Kamir-Kaufman, after Karl Fischer - NPG 5347Tamara Karsavina
by Leon Kamir-Kaufman, after Karl Fischer
NPG 5347
Study for Thou Shalt Not Steal, by John Singer Sargent - NPG 2908(18)Study for Thou Shalt Not Steal
by John Singer Sargent
NPG 2908(18)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, by Sibella Bonham-Carter - NPG 5022Ralph Vaughan Williams
by Sibella Bonham-Carter
NPG 5022
Malcolm Sargent, by Albert William Menzies Rissik - NPG 4657Malcolm Sargent
by Albert William Menzies Rissik
NPG 4657
Sir Henry Joseph Wood, by William Kerridge Haselden - NPG 4078Sir Henry Joseph Wood
by William Kerridge Haselden
NPG 4078
Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield; Beatrice Webb with three others, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1292(45)Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield; Beatrice Webb with three others
by Unknown photographer
NPG P1292(45)
Beatrice Webb with others, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1292(51)Beatrice Webb with others
by Unknown photographer
NPG P1292(51)