National Portrait Gallery : a portrait of Britain
2014
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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.
Main title:
National Portrait Gallery : a portrait of Britain / edited by Tarnya Cooper ; with a foreword by Sandy Nairne ; with an introduction by Robin Francis.
Imprint:
London : National Portrait Gallery, [2014]©2014
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781855144859 (pbk)
Dewey class:
708.21708.21 COO708.21 NAI
Language:
English
BRN:
2500087
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