#DidYouKnow, we have six portraits on display by John Singer Sargent? Considered the ‘leading portrait painter of his generation’ this week we celebrated his birthday. Visit Floor 2 to see these works in person. 🎨 Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, 1908 🎨 Octavia Hill, 1898 🎨 Henry James, 1913 🎨 General Officers of World War I, 1922 🎨 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1900 🎨 Hon. Henrietta Franklin (née Montagu), 1898 (Lent by Dr Rodney Franklin, 2024) © National Portrait Gallery, London

5.1K views · 621 reactions | The British are coming! From Shakespeare to Winehouse, Darwin to Dickens, the Beatles, Brontë sisters and Beckham, the National Portrait Gallery, London, holds the world’s most extensive collection of portraits... and they're coming to Canberra! Book your early Bard tickets now: https://bit.ly/3FzQrzS Opens Saturday 12 March until Sunday 17 July 2022 #ShakespeareToWinehouse #NPGIcons | National Portrait Gallery | Facebook

★★★★ The Times See the best in new portrait painting at the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025. | National Portrait Gallery

7.3K reactions · 2.6K shares | The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. From informal and personal studies of friends and family to revealing images of famous faces, this free virtual exhibition represents the very best in contemporary portrait painting. | National Portrait Gallery | Facebook

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A portrait of Oprah Winfrey was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. In the painting by Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren, Winfrey is depicted wearing a purple dress in the garden at her California home. | CNN

Three Smithsonian museums reopened in Washington, D.C., on Friday: -The Museum of African American History and Culture -The American Art Museum -The National Portrait Gallery The first lady said it was “culture and beauty coming back to D.C.” | CBS Evening News

Today I explored the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and learned that it has several hauntings associated with it. It’s so exciting getting to document and experience these remarkable historic buildings firsthand. The architecture is stunning, the history is rich, and the ghost stories tied to this place are absolutely fascinating. #HauntedPlaces #NationalPortraitGallery #ParanormalTravel | Author Nicole Beauchamp