National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery opened in 1856 and, when it began, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world devoted specifically to portraits. Its mission is precise: the National Portrait Gallery’s collection is chosen for the significance of the sitter—historically important British people—rather than the reputation of the artist. You can see that range in the media it holds, from photographs and caricatures to paintings, drawings, and sculpture. In 1896, the gallery moved to its current home at St Martin’s Place, off Trafalgar Square, adjoining the National Gallery. That relocation matters, because it positioned portraiture at the center of London’s national museum culture rather than at the margins of general art display. The building itself is Grade I listed, and it is designed in a Renaissance Revival style by Ewan Christian. …
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