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National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery in London holds portraits of historically important British people, arranged by period. Its building of 1896 by Ewan Christian is Grade I listed, and the gallery reopened in 2023 after a major refurbishment.

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National Portrait Gallery, London, June 2023. No Swan So Fine · CC-BY-SA-4.0

Why it matters

It is organised by sitter rather than by artist, which makes it a museum of who mattered and when, and only incidentally a museum of painting.

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National Heritage List for England, entry 1066285: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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National Heritage List for England, entry 1066285: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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National Portrait Gallery (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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