National Portrait Gallery by deecat
Jill and I really enjoyed our visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London.It's Britain's history through portraits, photographs, and sculptures. But the literature indicates that there is really no restrictiions on the medium used. I saw oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures, caricatures, photographs, minatures, and even silhouettes.
The Gallery was founded in 1856, and there are well over 10,000 pieces of art works that portray history rom the Middle Ages up to the Present Times.
Both Jill and I are lovers of all kinds of art, so it was the perfect museum for us. we especially enjoyed the 20th century section. It includes many photographs and paintings of rock stars, movie stars, writers, designers, politicians, artists, and, of course, the royal family.We certainly found the layout of the Gallery easy to follow and presented with "class".
It is not overcrowded; thus, you actually see one portrait at a time without your eyes straying.
We were able to take our time without being rushed.
Located at:
2 St Martin's Place WC2
Leicester Square Underground Station
OPEN:
Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm
Sunday Noon-6 pm
Note: This is not my photograph. Taken from Gallery Pamphlet
