National Portrait Gallery

noun

1. an art gallery in London, established in 1856, displaying portraits and photographs of eminent figures in British history

Example Sentences

The artist won the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1992 and exhibited his work at the National Portrait Gallery's BP portrait awards the following year.

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Sam Smith has said it was "an honour" to have a painting of them unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in central London.

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The National Portrait Gallery says the image aims to mix "reality, daily life, dreams and fantasies".

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The National Portrait Gallery has undergone a three-year refurbishment programme, and reopened to the public last year.

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Other sites and structures nominated by the Royal Institute of British Architects include the National Portrait Gallery, a social housing development in east London, and a dairy farm in Dorset which has been renovated to be more accessible for wheelchair users.

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