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A selection of portraits that make use of allegory.

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Robert Montgomery, after Daniel Maclise - NPG D34561

Robert Montgomery

after Daniel Maclise
pen and brush and ink, (published 1832)
NPG D34561

George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence, 1st Earl of Munster, by Richard Austin Artlett, after  Thomas Phillips - NPG D5321

George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence, 1st Earl of Munster

by Richard Austin Artlett, after Thomas Phillips
stipple and line engraving, published 1839
NPG D5321

Monument to John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter and Anne Cecil (née Cavendish), Countess of Exeter, by W.S. Wilkinson, published by  William Pickering, after  Pierre Étienne Monnot - NPG D36621

Monument to John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter and Anne Cecil (née Cavendish), Countess of Exeter

by W.S. Wilkinson, published by William Pickering, after Pierre Étienne Monnot
etching, published 1842 (1703 or after)
NPG D36621

John Knox reproving the ladies of Queen Mary's court, by William Thomas Roden, published by  Joseph Hogarth, after  Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D37118

John Knox reproving the ladies of Queen Mary's court

by William Thomas Roden, published by Joseph Hogarth, after Alfred Edward Chalon
line engraving, published 31 May 1851
NPG D37118

James Beattie, by Frederick Bromley, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D683

James Beattie

by Frederick Bromley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1861 (1773)
NPG D683

James Beattie, by Frederick Bromley, published by  Henry Graves, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14674

James Beattie

by Frederick Bromley, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1861 (1773)
NPG D14674

Napoléon III, Emperor of France ('Sovereigns, No. 1.

Napoléon III, Emperor of France ('Sovereigns, No. 1. "Le regime parlementaire."')

by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 4 September 1869
NPG D43395

Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia ('Holy Willie's Prayer'), published by Frederick Arnold, after  Unknown artist - NPG D48217

Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia ('Holy Willie's Prayer')

published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 4 January 1871
NPG D48217

Louis Adolphe Thiers ('The Political MacHeath'), published by Frederick Arnold, after  Unknown artist - NPG D48258

Louis Adolphe Thiers ('The Political MacHeath')

published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 18 October 1871
NPG D48258

'Matthews

'Matthews "At Home." He seems not for an age but for all time.'

published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 2 October 1872
NPG D48308

Sir Henry Yule, by Theodore Blake Wirgman - NPG D9648

Sir Henry Yule

by Theodore Blake Wirgman
etching, 1880s (1881)
NPG D9648

William Ewart Gladstone, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D8423

William Ewart Gladstone

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published 1887
NPG D8423

Queen Elizabeth I as patroness of Geography and Astronomy, by Emery Walker Ltd, after  Remigius Hogenberg - NPG D31837

Queen Elizabeth I as patroness of Geography and Astronomy

by Emery Walker Ltd, after Remigius Hogenberg
collotype, early 20th century (1579)
NPG D31837

Rudyard Kipling, by William Strang - NPG D36884

Rudyard Kipling

by William Strang
etching and aquatint, 1900
NPG D36884