A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.

The eldest son of Isaac Oliver, Peter trained in his father's studio but developed his own softer style. As a miniature painter, Peter was in demand both inside and outside royal circles of his day.

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A Parliamentarian general and politician, Lambert was second only in power to Cromwell, after the death of Ireton. He displayed great tactical and organisational skill during the civil wars and was a ...

This frank sketch by her sister and closest confidante Cassandra is the only reasonably certain portrait from life to show Austen’s face. It is the basis for a late nineteenth-century engraving, ...

Paula Rego was born in Portugal in 1935 and at age seventeen came to England where she studied at the Slade School of Art, London (1952-56). Her narrative figuration depicting psychological dramas ...