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A selection of portraits that depict skulls, bones and skeletons. See also: 'Shells and fossils' (Accessory) and 'Death' (Theme).

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Sir Henry Unton, by Unknown artist - NPG 710

Sir Henry Unton

by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1596
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 710

John Hunter, by John Jackson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 77

John Hunter

by John Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1813, based on a work of 1786
NPG 77

Sir Richard Owen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P106(15)

Sir Richard Owen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG P106(15)

Roger Daltrey, by Allen Jones - NPG 5912

Roger Daltrey

by Allen Jones
pencil and crayon, 1981
NPG 5912

Alexander McQueen; Isabella Blow, by David LaChapelle - NPG P1403

Alexander McQueen; Isabella Blow

by David LaChapelle
chromogenic print, 1996
NPG P1403

Sir Richard Owen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax87531

Sir Richard Owen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG Ax87531

Sir Richard Owen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7272

Sir Richard Owen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published May 1856
NPG Ax7272

Sir Richard Owen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7925

Sir Richard Owen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published May 1856
NPG Ax7925

Miss Bennett, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax56413

Miss Bennett

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 16 November 1861
NPG Ax56413

Miss Bennett, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax56414

Miss Bennett

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 16 November 1861
NPG Ax56414

Sir Samuel White Baker, by Maull & Co - NPG x8353

Sir Samuel White Baker

by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x8353

John Curtis Cowper as Hamlet, by Caesar Z. de Ferranti - NPG x197093

John Curtis Cowper as Hamlet

by Caesar Z. de Ferranti
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
NPG x197093

Briton Riviere, by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after  Frank Dudman, for  Joseph Parkin Mayall - NPG Ax27831

Briton Riviere

by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Frank Dudman, for Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, 1883, published 1884
NPG Ax27831

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt, by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after  Frank Dudman, for  Joseph Parkin Mayall - NPG Ax27832

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt

by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Frank Dudman, for Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, 1883, published 1884
NPG Ax27832

Native American, by Cavendish Morton, printed and published by  Raphael Tuck & Sons - NPG x128859

Native American

by Cavendish Morton, printed and published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
chromolithograph, 1903
NPG x128859

Boris Kochno, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x135851

Boris Kochno

by Cecil Beaton
photogravure, 1946
NPG x135851

Laurence Olivier, by Unknown photographer - NPG x45140

Laurence Olivier

by Unknown photographer
modern bromide print from original negative, 1948
NPG x45140

Cecil Beaton with four other students, by Douglas Glass - NPG x40481

Cecil Beaton with four other students

by Douglas Glass
bromide fibre print, 1958
NPG x40481

Nicol Williamson as Corialanus in 'Corialanus', by Johnny Dewe-Mathews - NPG x16132

Nicol Williamson as Corialanus in 'Corialanus'

by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
bromide print, November 1973
NPG x16132

Terry Gilliam, by Callum Bibby - NPG x25247

Terry Gilliam

by Callum Bibby
Agfa record rapid print, 1985
NPG x25247