Kings and Queens, Statesmen and Poets

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Images from the National Portrait Gallery, London

Royals

Richard III
Richard III
Two images of Richard III by unknown artists
Katherine Parr
Katherine Parr (unknown artist)
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (from the studio of Hans Holbein the Younger)
A couple of Henry VIII’s wives
Edward IV
Edward IV
Nell Gwyn (by Simon Verelst)
Nell Gwyn (by Simon Verelst), Nell Gwyn was one of the first women to perform on a public stage in England. In the 1660’s she was the mistress of King Charles II and had two children by him.

Men of Letters/Women of Substance

Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft (one of the founders of British feminism) (by John Opie)
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (by Laurent Dabos)
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (by Sir John Robert Steell)
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin (by John Collier)
The Bronte Sisters
The Bronte Sisters, Anne, Emily and Charlotte (by Patrick Branwell Bronte)
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain (by Henrty Lamb)
James Joyce
James Joyce (by Jacques-Emile Blanche)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill (by Yousuf Karsh)

Reframing Women

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs, Sarah Lucas
Self Portrait with Fried Eggs, Sarah Lucas
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer (by Paula Rego)
Self Portrait, Mary McCartney
Self Portrait, Mary McCartney
Amy-Blue
Amy-Blue (Amy Winehouse by Marlese Dumas)
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai (by Shirin Neshat)
Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam
Marjorie “Mo” Mowlam, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. (by John Keane)
Kae Tempest
Kae Tempest, poet, recording artist and playwright. (by Wolfgang Tillmans)
Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour (by Alex Katz)
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2 Responses to Kings and Queens, Statesmen and Poets

  1. retrosimba's avatar retrosimba says:
    November 5, 2023 at 10:41 am

    The Winston Churchill portrait by Yousuf Karsh was chosen by the Bank of England to appear on the front of the five-pound note which is currently in circulation across the United Kingdom.

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  2. Donna Janke's avatar Donna Janke says:
    November 9, 2023 at 5:07 pm

    Interesting selections. I find the Reframing Women portraits particularly compelling.

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