17 novembre 2010
London's National Portrait Gallery Finds Relics of English King Richard II in Its Basement
Sketch of the skull of Richard II, 1871. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- An archivist at the National Portrait Gallery has found relics from the tomb of King Richard II while cataloguing the papers of its first Director Sir George Scharf (1820-1895). Among the hundreds of diaries and notebooks left behind in boxes not opened for years were contents from the coffin of a medieval English king, and sketches of his skull and bones. The contents of a cigarette box dated 31 August 1871 were only identified as relics... [Lire la suite]
25 juin 2010
BP Travel Award Winner 2009, Isobel Peachey @ National Portrait Gallery

09 mars 2010
Un portrait de la reine Elisabeth I d’Angleterre révèle un serpent
Detail from the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I showing the outline of the coiled serpent she originally held. Photograph: National Portrait Gallery/PA
LONDRES (ROYAUME-UNI) [08.03.10] – Quatre cents ans après son exécution, un portrait de la reine Elisabeth I d’Angleterre conservé à la National Portrait Gallery de Londres livre un bien curieux secret. Derrière le bouquet de fleurs que tient la reine apparaît un énigmatique serpent.
Une décoloration due à la détérioration du tableau qui jetait une ombre en spirale sur le... [Lire la suite]
15 octobre 2009
"Beatles to Bowie: the 60s" @ the National Portrait Gallery
The Beatles by Robert Whitaker, 1964. Robert Whitaker Archive © Robert Whitaker
LONDON.- A major photographic exhibition "Beatles to Bowie: the 60s" exposed opens at the National Portrait Gallery, to herald the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the 1960s in 2010. Celebrating the leading pop music personalities and groups who helped create "Swinging London" in the 1960s, the exhibition will show how The Beatles and rivals such as The Rolling Stones and The Kinks set the musical agenda. Bringing together... [Lire la suite]
29 juillet 2009
National Portrait Gallery Acquires Major Portrait by Thomas Lawrence
Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (1769-1830), John Philip Kemble as Cato, 1812, oil on canvas, 254 x 177.8 cm
A portrait of the greatest English actor of the early 19th century by the greatest English portrait painter of his generation will find its permanent home in the National Portrait Gallery, in the heart of London’s theatre district, thanks to a sale negotiated by Joseph Friedman, an independent fine art agent and consultant.
The portrait of John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA (1769-1830) was the last of... [Lire la suite]
03 juillet 2009
'Gay Icons' @ the National Portrait Gallery, London
Joe Dallesandro by Paul Morrissey 1968. © Paul Morrissey, 1968.
LONDON.- An important photography exhibition, Gay Icons, at the National Portrait Gallery will celebrate the contribution of gay people - and the significance of the gay icon - to history and culture. Ten selectors have worked with the Gallery to make their own personal choices of six individuals, their ‘icons’. Not only does this exhibition include many well-known icons, who may or may not be gay themselves, it also reveals some surprises and will encourage a wide... [Lire la suite]
26 juin 2009
'Beatles to Bowie' @ the National Portrait Gallery
The Who, 1966 by Colin Jones, National Portrait Gallery, London. © Colin Jones.
LONDON.- A major photographic exhibition Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed opens at the National Portrait Gallery, to herald the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the 1960s in 2010. Celebrating the leading pop music personalities and groups who helped create "Swinging London" in the 1960s, the exhibition will show how The Beatles and rivals such as the Rolling Stones and The Kinks set the musical agenda. Bringing together 150... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2009
'Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour: Photographs by Barry Feinstein' @ National Portrait Gallery

16 avril 2009
National Portrait Gallery Acquires Newly Discovered Portrait of First Poet Laureate

26 février 2009
"Gerhard Richter Portraits" @ the National Portrait Gallery
