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National Portrait Gallery

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Announcing the acquisition, the National Portrait Gallery called Charli "one of the defining artists of our time".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The portrait commemorating his coronation, painted in Ramsay’s studio shortly after his crowning in 1761, hangs in London’s National Portrait Gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

He used iPads after their creation and even worked with developers to create custom-made apps, according to a National Portrait Gallery profile.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

This includes a career-spanning survey at London’s National Portrait Gallery that will travel to Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy, as well as exhibitions in Kassel, Germany, and Trondheim, Norway.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

There are portraits of me and Barack now hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, a fact that humbles us both.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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