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A selection of amulets and religious symbology found on jewellery that may signify faith, were thought to hold special properties or were worn for protection. See also 'Jewellery - Pendants and necklaces' and 'Jewellery - Pearls' (Dress).

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Queen Mary I, attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte) - NPG 6453

Queen Mary I

attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
watercolour on vellum, circa 1525
NPG 6453

King Henry VI, by Unknown English artist - NPG 2457

King Henry VI

by Unknown English artist
oil on panel, circa 1540
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2457

Mary, Queen of Scots, after Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 429

Mary, Queen of Scots

after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, inscribed 1578
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 429

Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants, by Rowland Lockey, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG 2765

Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants

by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on canvas, 1593
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2765

Anne of Denmark, after Paul van Somer - NPG 127

Anne of Denmark

after Paul van Somer
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 17th century, based on a work of circa 1617
NPG 127

Sarah Harlowe (Mrs Waldron) as Beatrice in Ravenscroft's 'The Anatomist', by Robert Cooper, published by  George Cawthorn, after  Samuel De Wilde - NPG L269.B7.24

Sarah Harlowe (Mrs Waldron) as Beatrice in Ravenscroft's 'The Anatomist'

by Robert Cooper, published by George Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, 1807
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.24

Monk with Neapolitan woman, possibly by Thomas Uwins - NPG 3944(10)

Monk with Neapolitan woman

possibly by Thomas Uwins
brown wash and pencil, 1825
NPG 3944(10)

Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake, by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(136)

Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(136)

'A devotee' (Unknown woman), by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(4)

'A devotee' (Unknown woman)

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(4)

Unknown young woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(13)

Unknown young woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(13)

Unknown woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(21)

Unknown woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(21)

Unknown young woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(31)

Unknown young woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(31)

Unknown young woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(52b)

Unknown young woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(52b)

Unknown woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(58)

Unknown woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(58)

Unknown woman, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(59)

Unknown woman

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1860-1866
NPG P2011(59)

Alfred William Garrett; William Alexander Comyn Macfarlane; Gerard Manley Hopkins, by Thomas C. Bayfield - NPG P453

Alfred William Garrett; William Alexander Comyn Macfarlane; Gerard Manley Hopkins

by Thomas C. Bayfield
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P453