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The appearance of pets and animals in portraits can give clues to a sitter's lifestyle or social status. Sometimes they are used by the artist or the sitter as accessories, fashion statements or to add interest to a composition. Their appearance can also serve as a symbolic reference. A selection of images that depict real pets and animals or representations of animals. See also: 'Shells and fossils', 'Transport and vehicles - Animals' (Accessory), 'Fur accessories' (Dress) and 'Taxidermy' (Theme)

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Isabel Colegate, by Sally Soames - NPG P639

Isabel Colegate

by Sally Soames
bromide print, 1988
NPG P639

Francis King, by Sally Soames - NPG P643

Francis King

by Sally Soames
bromide print, 1988
NPG P643

John Bellany, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P1852

John Bellany

by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1990
NPG P1852

Dame Hilary Mantel, by Sally Soames - NPG P645

Dame Hilary Mantel

by Sally Soames
bromide print, 1992
NPG P645

Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P564(20)

Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1993
NPG P564(20)

Phil Collins, by Barry Ryan - NPG P580

Phil Collins

by Barry Ryan
bromide print, worked by hand, 1994
NPG P580

Salman Rushdie ('The Moor'), by Bhupen Khakhar - NPG 6352

Salman Rushdie ('The Moor')

by Bhupen Khakhar
oil on linen, 1995
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6352

Sir Ian Fraser, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P675

Sir Ian Fraser

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1996
NPG P675

Alexander McQueen; Isabella Blow, by David LaChapelle - NPG P1403

Alexander McQueen; Isabella Blow

by David LaChapelle
chromogenic print, 1996
NPG P1403

Rick Stein, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(29)

Rick Stein

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(29)

Fiona Shaw, by David Buckland - NPG P752

Fiona Shaw

by David Buckland
Iris print, 1998-1999
NPG P752

Doris Lessing, by Leonard William McComb - NPG 6516

Doris Lessing

by Leonard William McComb
oil on canvas, 1999
NPG 6516

'The Royal Family: A Centenary Portrait', by John Wonnacott - NPG 6479

'The Royal Family: A Centenary Portrait'

by John Wonnacott
oil on canvas on foamboard, 2000
NPG 6479

Sir Hugh Ashley Roberts; Jane Roberts, by Lucy Anne Dickens - NPG P948(34)

Sir Hugh Ashley Roberts; Jane Roberts

by Lucy Anne Dickens
chromogenic print, May 2001
NPG P948(34)

Philip Pullman, by Eamonn McCabe - NPG P958

Philip Pullman

by Eamonn McCabe
chromogenic print, October 2001
NPG P958

Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood) ('Self-portrait in Single-breasted Suit with Hare'), by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood) - NPG P959

Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood) ('Self-portrait in Single-breasted Suit with Hare')

by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood)
chromogenic print, 2014, based on a work of 2001
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P959

King Charles III, by Mario Testino - NPG P1013

King Charles III

by Mario Testino
chromogenic print, 2001
NPG P1013

Alfie Howard, by Leonard William McComb - NPG 7083

Alfie Howard

by Leonard William McComb
oil on canvas, 2003
NPG 7083

Jan Morris, by Arturo Di Stefano - NPG 6722

Jan Morris

by Arturo Di Stefano
oil on canvas, 2004-2005
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6722

Sir David Hare, by Dame Paula Rego - NPG 6746

Sir David Hare

by Dame Paula Rego
pastel on paper laid on board, 2005
NPG 6746

Gerry Adams, by Conrad Atkinson - NPG 6953

Gerry Adams

by Conrad Atkinson
giclée, oil pastel, gilding and collage, 2008
NPG 6953

Pippa Funnell, by Finlay MacKay - NPG P1738

Pippa Funnell

by Finlay MacKay
archival pigment print, 15 March 2011
NPG P1738

William Funnell, by Finlay MacKay - NPG P1739

William Funnell

by Finlay MacKay
archival pigment print, 15 March 2011
NPG P1739

Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake, by Emma Hardy - NPG P1840

Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake

by Emma Hardy
chromogenic print, January 2013
NPG P1840

Catherine, Princess of Wales, by Josh Olins - NPG P2018

Catherine, Princess of Wales

by Josh Olins
digital chromogenic print, January 2016
NPG P2018

John Brown with his dog Rab, by Unknown photographer - NPG x1374

John Brown with his dog Rab

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s-1860s
NPG x1374

Officers of the 7th Hussars, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax196708

Officers of the 7th Hussars

by Unknown photographer
albumenised salt print, late 1850s
NPG Ax196708

Nelly Moore, by Samuel Alexander Walker - NPG Ax25067

Nelly Moore

by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25067

Unknown girl, by Frederick Hollyer - NPG Ax128370

Unknown girl

by Frederick Hollyer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax128370

Sir John Pearson, by William Stonehouse - NPG Ax39745

Sir John Pearson

by William Stonehouse
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39745

Colonel Caldwell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax46373

Colonel Caldwell

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46373

William Tyler Smith, by Mark Wynter - NPG Ax38179

William Tyler Smith

by Mark Wynter
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax38179

Lydia Foote (Lydia Alice Legg), by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau - NPG x13985

Lydia Foote (Lydia Alice Legg)

by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13985