Primary Collection
A Collection of 11,000 portraits, of which about 4,000 are paintings, sculptures and miniatures, and 7,000 light-sensitive works on paper.
Reference Collection
A Collection of 80,000 portraits, mainly prints, but also a body of drawings and a smaller body of paintings and sculptures.
Photographs Collection
A Collection of more than 220,000 original photographic images, of which at least 130,000 are original negatives.
Recent Acquisitions
Portraits acquired for the Gallery's collections over the past two years.
Conservation
Fulfilling the long-term preservation of all collection items in order to make them accessible now and in the future.
Collection loans
Borrowing portraits from the Gallery as part of our commitment to give access to the collections to as wide an audience as possible.
Offering a portrait to the National Portrait Gallery
A guide to offering a portrait as a gift or purchase for the Collection
Supporting the Gallery's Collections
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Public and charitable sources of support for the collection.
