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Celebration of Portraiture

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Two side-by-side paintings of a young woman looking at different angles

The Curious Case of G F Watts's Double Portraits

A woman in a vivid green dress reclines on the base of a tree

Curatorial team in conversation: Virginia Dalrymple's Dress

A half finished bust portrait of Florence Nightingale

A portrait of Florence Nightingale

Lady Dalrymple portrait, before retouching and after

Before and after conservation: Lady Dalrymple

Painting of G F Watts, he has wavy hair and looks directly at the viewer

Curatorial team in conversation: George Frederic Watts, Self-Portrait Aged 24

An oil painting of a young woman with purple hair sat on a chair next to a table, on it a laptop is balanced on top of several books, and a MacDonalds happy meal box sits next to it.

Sarah Thien, Portrait of a Young Girl

Man looks at portraits in gallery

British Portraits Then and Now

Watts is turned away from us but looks over his shoulder so we see his profile, he wears a black skull cap.

George Frederic Watts's self-portraits

Portrait of a women with her head to the side in a dark long-sleeved dress

A portrait of Rachel Gurney