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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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Madge Kendal as Galatea in 'Pygmalion and Galatea', by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax18152

Madge Kendal as Galatea in 'Pygmalion and Galatea'

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax18152

Helen Barry, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x197487

Helen Barry

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1873
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x197487

Silvia Constance Myers, by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant) - NPG Ax36335

Silvia Constance Myers

by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 1880s
NPG Ax36335

Marion Lea (Mrs Langdon Elwyn Mitchell), by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by  Eglington & Co - NPG Ax9367

Marion Lea (Mrs Langdon Elwyn Mitchell)

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 May 1890
NPG Ax9367

Leslie Chester, by Lafayette - NPG x197265

Leslie Chester

by Lafayette
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x197265

William Nicholson, by Unknown photographer - NPG x76908

William Nicholson

by Unknown photographer
albumen print mounted on card, circa 1890
NPG x76908

Evelyn Millard, by Alfred Ellis, published by  Eglington & Co - NPG Ax28842

Evelyn Millard

by Alfred Ellis, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 October 1892
NPG Ax28842

Julia Emilie Neilson, by Alfred Ellis & Walery - NPG x197375

Julia Emilie Neilson

by Alfred Ellis & Walery
albumen cabinet card, 1895
NPG x197375

Ada Reeve, by Henry Joseph Whitlock, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x22009

Ada Reeve

by Henry Joseph Whitlock, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x22009

Sir Harry Lauder, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x137790

Sir Harry Lauder

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x137790

Billie Burke, by Bassano Ltd, published by  Davidson Brothers - NPG x193648

Billie Burke

by Bassano Ltd, published by Davidson Brothers
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x193648

Unknown woman, by Kate Pragnell - NPG x194346

Unknown woman

by Kate Pragnell
vintage bromide print, 1900s
NPG x194346

Duncan Goodhew, by Herbie Knott - NPG x35912

Duncan Goodhew

by Herbie Knott
resin print, December 1990
NPG x35912

Miriam Clements, by and after Alexander Bassano - NPG Ax136815

Miriam Clements

by and after Alexander Bassano
bromide print, circa 1902
NPG Ax136815

Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford; William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, by Kodak Ltd, published by  Charles William Faulkner & Co ('C.W.F. & Co') - NPG x196475

Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford; William Thomson, Baron Kelvin

by Kodak Ltd, published by Charles William Faulkner & Co ('C.W.F. & Co')
bromide postcard print, circa 1904
NPG x196475

Morden Grey, by Lafayette - NPG x36134

Morden Grey

by Lafayette
bromide postcard print, circa 1906
NPG x36134

Lily Elsie, by Rita Martin, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x131528

Lily Elsie

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1907
NPG x131528

Winifred Tolton; Edward Phillips Oppenheim, by Olive Edis, and  Katharine Legat (née Edis) - NPG x134180

Winifred Tolton; Edward Phillips Oppenheim

by Olive Edis, and Katharine Legat (née Edis)
platinotype on photographers' card mount, 1907
NPG x134180

Edna May (Edna Pettie) as Nelly Neil in 'Nelly Neil', by Bassano Ltd, published by  Davidson Brothers - NPG x193919

Edna May (Edna Pettie) as Nelly Neil in 'Nelly Neil'

by Bassano Ltd, published by Davidson Brothers
postcard print, 1907
NPG x193919

Lily Elsie, by Foulsham & Banfield, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x201060

Lily Elsie

by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x201060