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This gallery explores and shows portraiture from a...

This gallery explores and shows portraiture from about 1500 to the present time. There are free exhibitions from the permanent collection and special exhibitions that may, not always, have an entry charge. Most portraits are painted; there are also photographs and sculpture. The collections can be explored through digital records to find, for example, named sitters, artist and also less obvious themes such as family trees - look at the Gallery's website.
Sometimes special exhibition works spill over into the permanent collection galleries to illustrate connections of inspiration or age. This works well in the current special exhibition of the work of Elizabeth Peyton, beautiful and powerful portraits in free exhibition.
The main current special exhibition is Pre-Raphealite Sisters (until 26 January, 2020) that shows information about the sitters for the Pre-Raphaelite painters who were themselves accomplished in many ways. Fascinating.

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