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Lucian Freud PortraitsLucian Freud PortraitsMore than 100 of Lucian Freud's realist portrait paintings are shown in this blockbuster 2012 National Portrait Gallery show which had been planned in close partnership with the artist, who died aged 88 in July 2011. Freud, the "unrivalled interpreter of human flesh" (Financial Times), has left a lasting legacy through seven decades of remarkable p26th May 2012Sunday 27th May 2012
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TIMES 9th February 2012 to 27th May 2012 PRICING £12-£15.40
More than 100 of Lucian Freud's realist portrait paintings are shown in this blockbuster 2012 National Portrait Gallery show which had been planned in close partnership with the artist, who died aged 88 in July 2011. Freud, the "unrivalled interpreter of human flesh" (Financial Times), has left a lasting legacy through seven decades of remarkable p... More about this event
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A photographic exploration evaluating the impact made by prominent Victorians such as Charles Darwin and Robert Browning on the lives and careers of contemporary cultural and academic figureheads including Bill Morris and Richard Dawkins.... More about this event
Imagined Lives: Portraits Of Unknown People
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Fourteen portraits of people whose identities are uncertain, including works by artists who are also unknown.
Sandra Lousada: Work And Performance
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Images spanning the photographers' 50 year career, including several images from her book Public Faces Private Places.
Cavendish Morton: A Man Of Many Parts
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Photographic portraits, including that of the artist's wife.
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Photographs and prints of the group of 19th-century aristocrats and socialites known as The Souls, which included former-Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, featuring portrait studies by leading member Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland.... More about this event
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Contemporary photographs acquired by the gallery by photographers including Jay Brooks, Henry Browne, James Galloway, Francesco Guidicini and Tricia Malley.... More about this event
Cambridge Connections: Photographs By Antony Barrington Brown
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Photographs that document life at Cambridge taken between 1953 and 1958 gifted by the photographer.
Famous In The Fifties: Photographs By Daniel Farson
TIMES Various Times PRICING Free
Photographic portraits of prominent figures from the 1950s, including Lucian Freud and Brendan Behan.
Spotlight On Peter Rand
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Sixteen recently-acquired photographs by the Vogue photographer featuring images of famous actors, playwrights and musicians.
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National Portrait Gallery Right next door, one of the most inspiring collections of portraits can be found. The National Portrait Gallery holds likenesses of both the...
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Deluxe Double Rooms: 73% off from £143
Leicester Square, WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
Overlooking Leicester Square - the setting for London’s regular film premieres - the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire has glamorous, exclusive décor to match its high-profile setting: mahogany-panelled ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 90% off from £97
Whitcomb Street, WC2H | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Set in between Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and right next to the National Portrait Gallery, the Thistle Trafalgar Square is a modern hotel set in a ...More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 73% off from £138
St Martins Street, WC2H | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
One of Radisson’s more intimate venues with only 60 rooms, this boutique hotel is tucked down a quiet street in the heart of Theatreland. The National ...More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
77 St Martins Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
26 New Row, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from Portrait Cafe
At spud. (the full stop goes with the name) the tuberous vegetable is given pride of place, Atkins dieters look away now. Well, you can opt ...More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, Soho, London WC2H | At Portrait Cafe
"You can't expect a great view AND good service" quipped our waiter as he dropped some forks. In fact, service here was brisk and friendly, and ...More
London > Restaurants > South East Asian restaurants
140 Irving Street, London, Soho, London WC2H | At Portrait Cafe
Taking inspiration from Japanese ramman-noodle bars, Wagamama is the ultimate in high-quality, fast food. Huge bowls of steaming, soupy noodles, chicken dumplings with a chilli-soy dipping ...More
London > Restaurants > Middle Eastern restaurants
30 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
A friendly, efficient deli-come-diner which serves a range of meals encompassing the cooking styles of the Middle East, Greece and Italy. The plastic menu photo-cards look ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 1st May 2012 to 26th May 2012
Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 6 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Blake Harrison is stepping away from the screen and onto the stage for Step 9 (of 12) at the Trafalgar Studios. Directed by Tom Attenborough, the ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 19th April 2012 to 26th May 2012 - Various Times
The Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 7 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Sara Kestelman features in Peter Gill's production of Robert Holman's triptych of dramas, each looking at the effects of war and the universal bonds of suffering....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Every day 10am-9.30pm
London Eye, Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Portrait Cafe
The London Eye is one of the most cherished tourist attractions in the capital and has been since its opening in 2000. Now, thanks to a ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
2 Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, whose portrait hangs in the foyer bar, The Garrick is a fantastic piece of late-Victorian kitsch. It ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
24-26 Leicester Square, London, Soho, London WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
One of London's biggest cinemas, the Odeon Leicester Square regularly plays host to premieres and awards ceremonies as well as screening the biggest of the week's ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
This is a gorgeous Edwardian Theatre, and the first theatre to show many famous productions, including 'Godspell' and Yazmin Reza's incredibly popular three-hander 'Art'. Known for ...More
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
The National Portrait Gallery houses portraits of significant figures from the late 15th century to the present day. This isn't the place to come for serious ...More
London > Attractions > Sightseeing Tours
Leicester Square, London, Soho, London WC2H | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
The sight of lost and lonely tourists wandering around Leicester Square is already a distant memory. LondonTown.com's London Information Centre, Leicester Square, is situated directly on ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
The National Gallery dominates London's Trafalgar Square with its neo-classical columns and portico designed by William Wilkins adjoining the square on its east side where it ...More
London > Shopping > Books
25 Cecil Court, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
As specialists in Modern First Editions, Nigel Williams Rare Books stocks 19th and 20th century literature, children's books by authors such as Enid Blyton, A.A. Milne ...More
London > Shopping > Art and Design
6 Cecil Court, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Portrait Cafe
Tenderproduct is the second tender venture by Etan Ilfeld, who previously founded the neighbouring Tenderpixel Gallery, an innovative space for emerging talent. Tenderproduct is a shop ...More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
25 New Row, Covent Garden, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Retro sweet shops are all the rage at the moment. In the Covent Garden area alone you'll find half a dozen of them, the latest of ...More
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 12 minutes from Portrait Cafe
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 12 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 12 minutes from Portrait Cafe
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ...More
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London > Leisure > Fitness
12 Floral Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 6 minutes from Portrait Cafe
This day spa exclusively for women is a total pampering experience from the minute you step through the door. Located in bustling Covent Garden you'll soon ...More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
25 Shelton Street, 40 Earlham Street, London, WC2H | 6 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Let the Thai Square Spa transport you to the shores of Asia with their traditional Thai spa treatment rooms, smack bang in the centre of Covent ...More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
6 Waterloo Place, London, St James's, London SW1Y | 6 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Opened in July 2009, So SPA by Sofitel is a stunning relaxation space - all marble and modern design - housed within the Sofitel St James ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
90 St Martins Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
33 Rose Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 4 minutes from Portrait Cafe
One of the oldest pubs in London, the Lamb & Flag was once known as the Bucket of Blood, thanks to the bare-knuckle fights held here. ...More
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London > Nightlife > Bars
Downstairs at Albannach, 66 Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 4 minutes from Portrait Cafe
Pop "Doonstairs" from Trafalgar Square's Scottish bar and restaurant Albannach and you will enter the world of Doon, a new cocktail lounge named after the river ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
45 St. Martin's Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Portrait Cafe
To enter the stunning St Martins Lane Hotel in the heart of London's Theatreland you pass through the tallest revolving door in London, a luminescent yellow-glass ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Suffolk Place, London, St James's, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Portrait Cafe
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More
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116 Pall Mall, London, St James's, London SW1Y | 6 minutes from Portrait Cafe
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What's On Today Near Portrait Cafe Saturdays at Yates's Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012 Yates's At Portrait Cafe Resident DJs play house, dance, chart, R&B and hip hop....More Horrible Histories Theatre | Until 13th October 2012 Garrick Theatre 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe Based on the children's books written by Terry Deary, Horrible Histories will be touring London in 2012. Stepping away from ...More ![]() Chicago Theatre | Until 26th January 2013 Garrick Theatre 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe The saga of a chorus girl who gets away with murder thanks to her sleazy lawyer was a flop in ...More Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain! (Over 6s) Theatre | Until 21st September 2012 Garrick Theatre 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe A look at all the nasty, crazy things British people have done to each other over many years....More ![]() Lucian Freud Portraits Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe More than 100 of Lucian Freud's realist portrait paintings are shown in this blockbuster 2012 National Portrait Gallery show which ...More Victorian Connections Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe A photographic exploration evaluating the impact made by prominent Victorians such as Charles Darwin and Robert Browning on the lives ...More Beautiful Souls Exhibitions | Until 7th August 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe Photographs and prints of the group of 19th-century aristocrats and socialites known as The Souls, which included former-Prime Minister Arthur ...More Sixteen By Fourteen: Recent Photographic Acquisitions Exhibitions | Until 1st September 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe Contemporary photographs acquired by the gallery by photographers including Jay Brooks, Henry Browne, James Galloway, Francesco Guidicini and Tricia Malley....More ![]() The Queen: Art And Image Exhibitions | Until 21st October 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe There are several exhibitions marking The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, but of these the National Portrait Gallery is staging ...More National Portrait Gallery - Permanent Collection Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 National Portrait Gallery 1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe Founded in 1856, the gallery collects portraits of famous British men and women, around 1,400 of which are on display ...More
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