Lawyer and Labour life peer; first woman president of the Cambridge Union (1967); called to the Bar (1970), Recorder (1985-93); Opposition Spokesman on home affairs and legal affairs (1992-7); ...

Floor -3 or from St Martin's Place. After Gallery closing hours, access is via St Martin’s Place only. Larry's will be closed on 24, 25 and 26 December 2024. On New Year's Eve the bar will be open ...

Stereoscopy as a concept was first discovered by the physicist and experimental philosopher Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) in 1832, prior to the first official announcement of photography’s ...

Discover the range of photography workshops at the National Portrait Gallery and learn key skills while developing your techniques. Led by artists and teachers, these workshops offer a unique ...

Born in St Petersburg to a wealthy Merchant, Lyttelton moved to London in the 1880s and met her husband Alfred Lyttelton through the aristocratic circle The Souls. She exerted significant influence on ...

The Photographs collection consists of more than 250,000 original photographic images of which at least 130,000 are original negatives. They date from the 1840s to the present day. The collection is ...

A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.

We are a living portrait of Britain. Through our Collection we inspire and enrich society, bringing to life the human stories that have shaped and are shaping our ever-changing history. The only way ...

Harold Knight was a painter of portraits and interiors. Born in Nottingham, the son of an architect, he studied at Nottingham School of Art and for a year in Paris at the Académie Julian. On his ...

'The Crowned King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Coronation Robes, on their return from Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, London', by James Edward Ellam, published by Underwood & Underwood, ...

The new Labour government begins to act upon the recommendations of the Beveridge Report (1942) by nationalising The Bank of England and Imperial Communications, bringing in a National Insurance Bill, ...

Poet; best known for her lyrical poems on the theme of unhappy love and loss; also wrote religious and meditative poetry and verse for children; among her best-known works are ''Goblin Market'' and '' ...