05/01/2021
Our #portraitoftheday is Royal Academician Dhruva Mistry and his sitter and fellow sculptor Trupti Patel.
📷 Trupti Patel and Dhruva Mistry by Anne-Katrin Purkiss, June 1991
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04/01/2021
Augustus John was born #onthisday in 1878.
This portrait was by John’s close friend and Slade Art School companion Sir William Orpen. Later, John would go on to remark that it did not capture 'the shy, dreamy and reticent character of its model'.
🎨 by Sir William Orpen, exhibited 1900
03/01/2021
“Not all those who wander are lost”
Writer J.R.R Tolkien was born #onthisday in 1892. Tell us, who is your favourite Tolkien character? 📖
📷 by John Wyatt, February 1968
02/01/2021
Every year we give visitors to Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize the opportunity to vote for their favourite in the show.
⭐ Explore the virtual exhibition today, and have your say ➡️ http://ow.ly/8svn50CSaOF
📷 by Ingvar Kenne © Ingvar Kenne
01/01/2021
What’s your new year’s resolution? Perhaps to be more creative? Throughout January we’ll be sharing portraits of artists in their studios, with a hope to provide you with some inspiration 🖌️🎨💡
📷 Elisabeth Frink by Ida Kar, 1956
31/12/2020
We wish you all a happy and safe New Year – here’s to a brighter 2021🌈☀️
📷 Rainbow, portrait by Helen Pugh, Edinburgh. Taken from #HoldStill2020
30/12/2020
Today’s #portraitoftheday is Thomas Cranmer by German artist Gerlach Flicke, painted 1545-46.
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533 following the death of William Warham, it was Cranmer who secured Henry VIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon later the same year.
29/12/2020
Discover Dan Nelken’s stunning portrait of the ‘powerful, proud, hard-working and resilient’ Olga, in this year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. ➡️ https://bit.ly/39SiKND
28/12/2020
#HappyBirthday to the brilliant Dame Maggie Smith.
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From Shakespeare to #HarryPotter, the Oscar winner's performances continue to dazzle audiences from around the world ⭐ Tell us, What’s your favourite?
🎨 by James Lloyd, 2012
27/12/2020
Our #portraitoftheday is Mary, Queen of Scots. Although this portrait was once thought to be later, recent analysis of the panel support has dated the wood to the mid-sixteenth century, indicating that it was made during her lifetime.
🎨 Mary, Queen of Scots after Nicholas Hilliard, inscribed 1578
26/12/2020
We were proud to see some of the #HoldStill2020 photographs feature in Her Majesty The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast yesterday as she reflected on acts of kindness during this extraordinary year.
📸 Care Worker by Karwai Tang, Elstree, Hertfordshire;
Feeding the Vulnerable by Alexandra Beeley, Middleton, Greater Manchester;
Tony Hudgell’s 10K Walk for Evelina London by David Tett, Kent;
Sami by Grey Hutton, London
Explore more Hold Still images in the online exhibition www.npg.org.uk/holdstill
26/12/2020
Charles Babbage, mathematician and computer pioneer, was born #onthisday 1791.
Babbage devised a calculating machine, or 'analytical engine', to which he devoted much of his life and fortune. During his career he was Professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, 1829-39, and a founder of the Statistical Society in 1834.
🎨 by Samuel Laurence, 1845 © National Portrait Gallery, London
26/12/2020
Including prints, books, jewellery and more, why not take a look at our #BoxingDay sale ➡️ http://bit.ly/37GVlNw
25/12/2020
#MerryChristmas from the National Portrait Gallery, London! 🌟🎄🎅
📷 Dorothy Ward by Fielding of Leeds, 1910s
24/12/2020
Today’s #portraitoftheday is of Edwin Sandys and Cicely Sandys (née Wilford).
This unusual double portrait is an example of a painting designed to hang in a domestic environment. The couple are probably represented here some years after their marriage. Edwin Sandys was the Archbishop of York, and at this time the marriage of members of the clergy was only a recent phenomenon. After they married the couple went onto have nine children - seven sons and two daughters.
🎨 Edwin Sandys; Cicely Sandys (née Wilford), after Unknown artist, late 17th century, based on a work of 1571
23/12/2020
Brazilian photographer Simone Strijk photographed the Kalunga community, the largest quilombo or settlement in the region, established by people of African descent who had escaped slavery at the end of the eighteenth century. With its thick, strong branches, the pequi tree has become a site of play for the local children, who clamber amongst its branches. In Strijk’s black-and-white image, the tree fills the frame and obscures the horizon, a wealth of detail camouflaging the sitters speaks to a harmonious blend between the children and their natural environment.
Discover Strijk’s striking portrait in this year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 ➡️ https://bit.ly/39SiKND
22/12/2020
Our #portraitoftheday is of Katherine Parr.
Parr was known to be a learned and pious woman, who had a moderating influence on an ageing Henry VIII. She showed great kindness to the king's children by his earlier marriages (Mary, Elizabeth and Edward), and tried to diminish religious persecution during her time as Queen. After Henry's death, she married Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley in 1547, but sadly died just a year later, shortly after giving birth to a daughter.
🎨 Katherine Parr by Unknown artist, late 16th century
21/12/2020
We’re delighted to announce that a portrait of celebrated 17th century dancer Gaetan Apolline Balthazar Vestris by Thomas Gainsborough has entered our Collection from the estate of George Pinto thanks to the Arts Council England’s #AcceptanceInLieu scheme. This elegant portrait will go on loan to Gainsborough's House from autumn 2021, alongside other works from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection, to be enjoyed by the public while we are closed for major redevelopment works.
⭐Christie’s Heritage and Taxation experts negotiated the acceptance in lieu of the painting.
➡️To find out more about the Acceptance in Lieu scheme: http://ow.ly/wcEQ50CQOwE
🎨 Gaetan Apolline Balthazar Vestris by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780-81
19/12/2020
Every year we give visitors to Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize the opportunity to vote for their favourite in the show. ⭐ Explore the virtual exhibition today, and have your say ➡️ http://ow.ly/iLS850CBQkk
📷 Stormzy by Ana Cuba © Ana Cuba
18/12/2020
Our #Portraitoftheday is Elizabeth I.
This painting is known as the ‘Coronation portrait’ and shows Elizabeth crowned, wearing the cloth-of-gold robes that she wore at her coronation on 15 January 1559. Her hair is worn loose, which was traditional for the coronation of a queen, and she holds the orb and sceptre of state as symbols of her authority.
🎨 Queen Elizabeth I by Unknown English artist, circa 1600
17/12/2020
“He’s kind, he’s inspirational, he’s good at scoring goals…”
We caught up with year 2 children from Reay Primary School to discuss their recent local and national heroes project. ⭐They picked footballer and campaigner Marcus Rashford ⚽
➡️ https://www.npg.org.uk/blog/reay-primary-school-marcus-rashford-portraits
17/12/2020
Are you looking for some last-minute stocking fillers? Discover our great selection of Tudor-inspired #Christmasgifts in our Facebook Shop 🎁🎄
🎅 Final orders for standard UK delivery by 18 Dec
16/12/2020
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
#JaneAusten was born #onthisday in 1775. What’s your favourite Austen novel?
✏️Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, circa 1810
15/12/2020
Explore the final 100 #HoldStill2020 portraits, including this portrait of Captain Sir Thomas Moore, in our online exhibition ➡️ https://bit.ly/35aXsa6
📷 by Terry Harris, Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
14/12/2020
In the summer of 2020, the River Lea in east London became a refuge for locals – a place to escape the strict lockdown rules, to relax, swim, reconnect with nature and to safely reunite with friends and family. During a visit photographer Sophia Evans captured three generations of the Diaz family – discover Evans’ work in this year’s #PhotoPrize virtual exhibition.
⭐ https://bit.ly/39SiKND ⭐
📷 ‘Three generations of the Diaz family from Medellin, Colombia’ from the series ‘River Lea, Hackney’ by Sophia Evans © Sophia Evans
13/12/2020
Our #Portraitoftheday is Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex.
This portrait is an early seventeenth-century version of an original by Hans Holbein in the Frick Collection, New York, and belonged to Cromwell's descendants.
12/12/2020
“Hanna and her nurse heading to theatre... during this uncertain time, I felt it was important to document this shared experience and capture a moment which highlights care, compassion and positivity.”
📷 ‘You’re in Safe Hands’ by Lisa Miller, Glasgow #HoldStill2020
11/12/2020
⭐ Congratulations ⭐
Watch the moment Alys Tomlinson discovers she's won this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
10/12/2020
"The Gallery has not undertaken such a huge move since portraits were evacuated to Buckinghamshire during the Second World War."
In our latest blog Edward Purvis, Head of Collections Services, offers a behind the scenes look into the initial stages of the Gallery's major redevelopment project, Inspiring People.
Take a look ➡️ https://bit.ly/2W2RPXe
📷 David Parry
09/12/2020
Discover the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2020, the leading competition, which celebrates the best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world ➡️ https://bit.ly/39SiKND
📷 ‘Juliet from the series It Must be Built From Ashes’ by Justin Keene
08/12/2020
“We always want our residents at our dementia nursing home to know we are smiling under our masks…we wanted to show not only our smiling eyes but our friendly faces too.”
📷 ‘We Always Wear a Smile’ by Jill Bowler and Trevor Edwards #HoldStil2020
07/12/2020
Our #Portraitoftheday is of an unknown sitter, formerly thought to be Margaret Tudor.
Microscopic examination of her medallion has revealed a horseman hunting with a falcon. Falconry and courtly love were frequently linked in medieval literature, so it is possible that the sitter is wearing a love token.
🎨 by Unknown French artist, circa 1520
06/12/2020
Every year we give visitors to Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize the opportunity to vote for their favourite in the show. ⭐ Explore the virtual exhibition today, and have your say ➡️ http://ow.ly/iLS850CBQkk
📷 by Gideon Mendel
05/12/2020
Our #Portraitoftheday is Elizabeth of York. You’ll notice in the portrait, which was made a considerable time after her death, Elizabeth holds a white rose, the symbol of the House of York.
🎨 by Unknown artist, late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1500
04/12/2020
Pioneering Nurse Edith Cavell was born #onthisday in 1865. ⭐Discover Cavell's heroic story: http://ow.ly/xPTH50xrPoR
📷 Edith Cavell by Eleanor M. Ross, circa 1917
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MAKE ART | Choosing a Palette
For this how to guide Sadie Lee considers the range of colours that artists might select when making paintings.
MAKE ART | Fine Line Pen Technique
For this how-to guide artist Peta Taylor will be taking you through a fine line pen exercise - a simple, yet impactful technique🖊️
MAKE ART | Tips for Sketching a Basic Portrait
Artist Robin-Lee Hall offers some tips and tricks for composing a basic portrait ✏️
Sharmadean Reid by Charles Moxon | BP Portrait Award 2020
'a little girl needs to go into the National Portrait Gallery and see me and think, "I can be represented in that way too"' BP Portrait Award artist Charles Moxon caught up with his sitter British entrepeneur Sharmadean Reid MBE.
We are excited to reveal three more images from the final 100 #HoldStill2020 portraits. Launched by the Duchess of Cambridge, Hold Still invited people from across the UK to submit a photographic portrait taken during lockdown. Focused on three core themes – Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness – the final 100 will feature in a digital exhibition, launching on Monday 14 September. This project is being supported by international law firm Taylor Wessing, long-time sponsor of the National Portrait Gallery 📷 Rainbow By Helen Pugh; Empty by Julie Thiberg ; ‘Keep smiling through. Just like you always do. ‘Til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away’ By Jessica Sommerville
Sleeping Awake
The Gallery is about to undertake a major new chapter in its history. The Inspiring People project will greatly improve the building and facilities for future generations and give us the opportunity to re-display the Collection, with new interpretation including multiple voices, and hidden histories. Many visitors have expressed disappointment that they were unable to visit the Gallery and say goodbye to ‘old friends’. So, we made a film…
MAKE ART | How to use a Ground
What is a ground? And why are they used? 🎨 Watch and listen as artist Sadie Lee takes us through this artistic practice.
‘Sarabande’ from Partita in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach | Classic FM Live Sessions
In June we welcomed Classic FM to the Gallery for a series of exclusive live sessions. Listen as Violinist Jennifer Pike performs ‘Sarabande’ from Partita in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach 🎻 🎶 Film courtesy of Classic FM
'I do, I undo, I redo' Nicola Hicks MBE by Jamie Routley
“When I finally stood in front of your portrait, it was the most extraordinary feeling, because I felt seen” #BPPortrait Award artist Jamie Routley caught up with his friend and sitter sculptor Nicola Hicks.
After over 31,000 entries to #HoldStill2020, the community photography project spearheaded by the Duchess of Cambridge, we are excited to reveal three of the final 100 images 👀 The panel of judges was made up of: the Duchess of Cambridge; Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery; Lemn Sissay MBE, writer and poet; Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England; and Maryam Wahid, photographer. The full selection will be unveiled in the digital exhibition on Monday 14th September. npg.org.uk/hold-still 📷: Prayers for Our Community; Gimba – the Ward Host; We’re Really Lucky to Have a Garden.
MAKE ART | A Warm-up Drawing Exercise
Our new MAKE ART series offers top tips for budding artists. For this film Peta Taylor will be taking you through a short drawing exercise. The aim - to build confidence and develop your 'looking' skills.
Papay Solomon and Benjamin Gasinga Gaspard
#BPPortrait artist Papay Solomon painted his friend Benjamin as part of a series of large-scale portraits, in which Soloman used 'hyper-realism to explore the language of portraiture to expand African narratives.’ Watch their conversation 🎦
Earlier this year we welcomed Classic FM to the Gallery for a series of exclusive live sessions. 🎵 Enjoy Andrey Lebedev 's performance of Garôto's ‘Lamentos do morro’. 🎵
We continue our series of Classic FM live sessions with Alexandra Whittingham, and her performance of 'Forgotten' by Catharina Pratten 🎵
We continue our series of Classic FM live sessions with Ashok Klouda, and his performance of Cello Suite No.5 III. ‘Courante’ by Johann Sebastian Bach 🎵
In June we welcomed Classic FM to the Gallery for a series of exclusive live sessions. Enjoy as Violinist Jennifer Pike performs ‘The Lark Ascending’ by Ralph Vaughan Williams 🎻🎵
Sarah-Jane Moon and Lola Flash
Lola Flash's work has been at the forefront of visual politics for over three decades, challenging gender, sexual and racial stereotypes. Hear BP Portrait artist Sarah Jane Moon and Flash reflect on identity, visibility and the story behind the portrait.
The Face of Service with Manu Saluja
"I was grateful to return to the Golden Temple and to create portraits that shine a light on the humble acts of ordinary people..." Watch as BP Travel Award 2019 winner Manu Saluja offers a behind the scenes insight into her award-winning project, and artistic process.
BP Portrait Award artist Thomas Leveritt spoke with his sitters, Emily and Funmi - both frontline NHS staff. During the conversation they reflected on the portrait, the pressures of working in healthcare, and the immediacy of the work's message since the global Covid-19 pandemic.
⭐For those of you that missed #HockneyDrawings, take a moment to enjoy this curator's tour ⭐ This exclusive footage was made possible thanks to the Gallery's long-term supporter, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.
Happy Birthday to actor and writer Meera Syal. To celebrate we're taking a look back to our COMING HOME project. Watch as Wolverhampton discuss their local hero, and what 'home' means to them.
A Curator's Look | Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things
For those of you that missed Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things and can't wait for the tour, enjoy this curator-led overview by Robin Muir. This exclusive footage was made possible thanks to the Gallery's long-term supporter, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. #HSFlegal
Today is your final chance to enter #HoldStill2020. Spearheaded by The Duchess of Cambridge, this ambitious community project will create a unique photographic portrait which captures the spirit, mood, hopes, fears and feelings of the nation as we continue to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak. 📷 Enter to be in with a chance of featuring in our online exhibition, open to all. Entry closes today, 18 June at 6pm : www.npg.org.uk/holdstill 🌟The project is being supported by international law firm Taylor Wessing, long-time sponsor of the National Portrait Gallery.
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hello my name is Ryan Claridge i hope you are doing ok and keeping safe i was just wondering if you can help me please thank you i was just wondering please can you tell me just out of curiosity the official email address and page to contact the the official events company and management company who are promoting directing and producing Funland also please can you tell me just out of curiosity the website addresses official email addresses and pages to contact Barry Ryan ’ also please can you tell me just out of curiosity When will the full list of 2020 and 2021 shows and events for ‘ Barry Ryan ’ be ready and released also what shows and events will ‘ Barry Ryan take part in throughout of 2020 and 2021 Any way you can help answer my questions regarding these queries would be very much appreciated please thank you from Ryan claridge
Thank You for the amazing Photographs in the #HoldStill2020 collection. They are truly inspiring, I cried the whole way through.............. As an American I can only wish and hope that our country can one day show community as you have with this project❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💝
MENTAL HEALTH and wellbeing will be an increasing priority in the years to come. With the limitations imposed by COVID-19, www.creativity4wellbeing.com can give people some great ideas to get started with their own creative/art ideas. The biggest hurdle for many is simply to begin, so do have a look. It is worth mentioning that journaling can also enhance our wellbeing and there is a journaling section on this FREE site as well. Creativity is one avenue; other pathways to wellbeing include mindfulness, meditation, tai chi, yoga, rambling, Zumba and conservation, for example. Perhaps it is time to rethink our habitual ways of thinking and being?
Hey team. I missed the Taylor Wessing deadline as I was in hospital. Is there any way I can please still enter? This comp is the only one I care about. The work I want to enter the a on Suicide and Depression in Men. You can see more here: https://www.georgiewileman.com/boys-do-cry
Thank you,
Georgie Wileman
Stunning, beautiful, real and heartbreaking, look at them all!
How long is this pandemic going to last? Does anyone know? Knowing that it could go on for a while yet, means that we need to try new, potentially fun things for our wellbeing. Have a look at this free website: www.creativity4wellbeing.com. It's packed with hundreds of ideas for art activities and projects. What's to lose....? Stay safe x
Auction this weekend:
Work from: Isaac Michael Cohen
Hold-Still 2020, Entries closed 18th June! I"ve sumit my picture!
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