Painter, printmaker and designer, best known for the compelling realism of his portraits. He learnt painting from his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, and worked in Basle, Switzerland, before moving to ...

Join our free monthly session for Under 5s. Explore the gallery and the collection with your family through stories, songs and making activities.

Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 126 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits. John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 ...

Join us for our Disability history highlights tours. We will be introducing this new tour in preparation for Disability History Month. Featured portraits from the Gallery's Collection include Tanni ...

Pamela Winefred Tennant (née Paget), Lady Glenconner (1903-1989), Wife of 2nd Baron Glenconner; daughter of Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, 2nd Bt. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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This project has now been archived and these pages are no longer being updated. BP Portrait Award: Next Generation was an annual project which last ran in 2020. The project aimed to inspire young ...

The Gallery provides a number of Enquiry Services. Or you can conduct your own online research through searching the Gallery’s collection for sitters or artists or by consulting the list of Useful ...

The Portrait Restaurant is a contemporary British dining destination with renowned chef Richard Corrigan at the helm. Situated on the fourth floor of the Gallery, The Portrait offers an all-day menu ...

Counter service: no booking required. Audrey Green is the Gallery’s café and is easily accessible from the main ticket hall and has its own street-level entrance from St Martin’s Place. The café is ...

Samuel Drummond was apprenticed to the sea service when he was about thirteen, working the Baltic trade routes for six or seven years. He gave up his career on the sea to enrol in the Royal Academy ...

Occupying the newly restored vaults of the Gallery, Larry’s opens from 10.30 when the Gallery opens and features brunch all day and a light lunch menu, cream teas, the spectacular Breakfast at ...