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National Portrait Gallery : a portrait of Britain by Tarnya Cooper; Sandy Nairne; Robin Francis, (Art historian); Jane Eade, (Curator); Catharine MacLeod; Rab MacGibbon; Lucy Peltz; Clare Barlow; Emily Burns, (Curator); Peter Funnell; Elizabeth Heath, (Art book editor); Paul Moorehouse, (Curator); Terence Pepper; Georgia Atienza; Rosie Broadley; Clare Freestone; Imogen Lyons; Constantia Nicolaides; Helen Trompeteler; Sarah Howgate; Inga Fraser; Charlotte Bolland; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) is a art available to read on EtoBox.

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A National Pantheon Of The Greatest Names In British History And Culture, The Collection Of The National Portrait Gallery Contains More Than 11,000 Paintings, Sculptures And Works On Paper And Over A Quarter Of A Million Photographs. There Are Kings And Queens, Courtiers And Courtesans, Politicians And Poets, Soldiers And Scientists, Artists And Writers, Philosophers And Film Stars Individuals From Every Sphere. This Book Presents A Broad Selection Of The Personalities That Have Shaped The Last Four Centuries Of British Life, From Elizabeth I To David Beckham, From Shakespeare To Seamus Heaney, Portrayed By Artists As Diverse As Hans Holbein, David Bailey, Joshua Reynolds And Paula Rego. The Featured Works Are Arranged Chronologically In Sections, Each Of Which Is Prefaced By A Text Written By The Curator Responsible For That Period, Drawing On Their Expert Knowledge And Recent Research. Each Image Is Accompanied By An Extended Caption That Provides Key Information On The Sitter And The Artist And Places The Work In Its Historical And Creative Context. Special Features, Which Include Making Art In Tudor Britain, Miniatures, Sculpture, Early Photography, Twenty- And Twenty-first-cen

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Author

Tarnya Cooper; Sandy Nairne; Robin Francis, (Art historian); Jane Eade, (Curator); Catharine MacLeod; Rab MacGibbon; Lucy Peltz; Clare Barlow; Emily Burns, (Curator); Peter Funnell; Elizabeth Heath, (Art book editor); Paul Moorehouse, (Curator); Terence Pepper; Georgia Atienza; Rosie Broadley; Clare Freestone; Imogen Lyons; Constantia Nicolaides; Helen Trompeteler; Sarah Howgate; Inga Fraser; Charlotte Bolland; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Publisher

London: National Portrait Gallery Publications

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781855144859

Category

art

Subjects

History, Fiction, Reference

Rating

4 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14