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A selection of portraits that depict books and libraries. See also: 'Reading' and 'Writing' (Activity).

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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, by Meynart Weywyck (Maynard Vewicke) - NPG L270Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Meynart Weywyck (Maynard Vewicke)
NPG L270
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, after Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG 1727Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
after Hans Holbein the Younger
NPG 1727
Sir Thomas Chaloner, by Unknown Flemish artist - NPG 2445Sir Thomas Chaloner
by Unknown Flemish artist
NPG 2445
Pietro Vermigli, by Unknown artist - NPG 195Pietro Vermigli
by Unknown artist
NPG 195
Nicholas Ridley, by Unknown artist - NPG 296Nicholas Ridley
by Unknown artist
NPG 296
King Edward VI and the Pope, by Unknown artist - NPG 4165King Edward VI and the Pope
by Unknown artist
NPG 4165
Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants, by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG 2765Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants
by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger
NPG 2765
Francis Godwin, after Unknown artist - NPG 4371Francis Godwin
after Unknown artist
NPG 4371
John Evelyn, by Robert Nanteuil - NPG 3258John Evelyn
by Robert Nanteuil
NPG 3258
Sir William Petty, by Isaac Fuller - NPG 2924Sir William Petty
by Isaac Fuller
NPG 2924
John Dryden, by James Maubert - NPG 1133John Dryden
by James Maubert
NPG 1133
Richard Bentley, after Sir James Thornhill - NPG 851Richard Bentley
after Sir James Thornhill
NPG 851
Sir Christopher Wren, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 113Sir Christopher Wren
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG 113
'The Music Party', by Philip Mercier - NPG 1556'The Music Party'
by Philip Mercier
NPG 1556
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, by William Hoare - NPG L245Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
by William Hoare
NPG L245
James Gibbs, by John Michael Williams - NPG 504James Gibbs
by John Michael Williams
NPG 504
Jonathan Swift, by Rupert Barber - NPG 6961Jonathan Swift
by Rupert Barber
NPG 6961
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, by James Worsdale - NPG 4376William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
by James Worsdale
NPG 4376
Benjamin Griffin as Tribulatio in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist' Act III, Scene 2, by Peter van Bleeck - NPG L269.B5.15Benjamin Griffin as Tribulatio in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist' Act III, Scene 2
by Peter van Bleeck
NPG L269.B5.15
Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Bt, by Frans van der Mijn (or Myn) - NPG 5275Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Bt
by Frans van der Mijn (or Myn)
NPG 5275