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900 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Making art'
A selection of portraits that depict art being made. See also: 'Art in art' (Accessory) and 'Artists and their studios' (Theme).
by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, 1955
NPG P559
by Roger Mayne
modern bromide print from original negative, 1956
NPG P999
Maeve Gilmore ('Self-Portrait with Charcoal')
by Maeve Gilmore
oil on canvas, circa 1958
On display in Room 29 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7138
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by Roger Mayne
modern bromide print from original negative, 1959
NPG P1000
by Milein Cosman
oil on board, 1960s
On display in Room 29 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7140
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by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 27 September 1963
NPG P1964
Roy Ascott with students at Ealing Art School
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1963
NPG P1966
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 26 February 1964
NPG P797(20)
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 22 April 1964
NPG P1940
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 26 February 1964
NPG P1951
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 6 February 1964
NPG P1956
by Andrew Lanyon
bromide print, 1966
NPG P1345
John Randall Bratby; Josephine ('Joey') Pleasence (née Crombie)
by John Randall Bratby
oil on canvas, 1967
NPG 6555
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1210
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1211
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1212
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1213
by Maggi Hambling
oil on canvas, 1977-1978
NPG 6562
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 12 March 1977
NPG P1235
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 5 July 1977
NPG P1183
by Tessa Traeger
gelatin silver print, June 2001
NPG P1026(45)
'Self-Portrait with Charlie' (David Hockney; Charles Dare Scheips)
by David Hockney
oil on canvas, 2005
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6819
by Unknown artist
pencil and crayon
NPG 4579
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
NPG Ax29503
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
NPG Ax29509
after Charles Baugniet
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860s (1847)
NPG x199037
after William Frederick Lake Price
albumen copy print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG x5180
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published November 1858
NPG Ax7303
'He makes the statue of Dr Watts' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23407
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax14836