National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery can refer to:

  • National Portrait Gallery (Australia), in Canberra
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, with satellite galleries in Denbighshire, North Yorkshire and Somerset
  • National Portrait Gallery (United States), in Washington, D.C.
  • Portrait Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery, in Edinburgh

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