Emilie Bieber was a nineteenth-century German photographer who ran a studio in Hamburg from 1852 until 1872 with studios on Gr. Backerstrasse and Neuer Jungfernsteig. In 1872 she was joined by her ...

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This book introduces the reader to the key people who have shaped the history of Britain, its culture and identity, by exploring essential highlights from the National Portrait Gallery’s unrivalled ...

Musician, pioneer of brass chamber music; principal trumpet in each of the major London orchestras in succession through the 1950s and 60s; founder, in 1951, of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble which ...

Join us for our Disability history highlights tours. We will be introducing this new tour in preparation for Disability History Month. Featured portraits from the Gallery's Collection include Tanni ...

Photographer Zoë Law’s Legends series celebrates over one hundred individuals from the worlds of art, fashion, business and entertainment. From World Cup-winning footballer, Sir Bobby Charlton, to the ...

Discover key LGBTQ+ figures from the Gallery's Collection, including Chevalier d’Eon, King James I/VI, Virginia Woolf, Jan Morris, David Medalla and Gluck. These tours are delivered by members of the ...

Stereoscopy as a concept was first discovered by the physicist and experimental philosopher Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) in 1832, prior to the first official announcement of photography’s ...

Henry Benjamin Wheatley's London Past and Present, published in 1891, re-bound in 9 folio volumes and extra-illustrated throughout with 1,900 portrait and topographical engravings by the MP, barrister ...

The timeline below will take you through the National Portrait Gallery's history, from how it came to be in existence to the present day. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go ...

Poet; best known for her lyrical poems on the theme of unhappy love and loss; also wrote religious and meditative poetry and verse for children; among her best-known works are ''Goblin Market'' and '' ...