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The Gallery was founded in 1856 to collect portraits of famous British men and women. Explore 120,000 portraits from the 16th Century to the present day.

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Francis Alÿs: Fabiola

Francis Alÿs: Fabiola

Until 20 September

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 2953

On this day, 3 July, in 1728

Robert Adam (1728-1792)

Architect was born in Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland

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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

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