The National Portrait Gallery
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National Portrait Gallery
St Martin’s Place
London, WC2H 0HE
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Entries open: 2025 Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award
Entries for the 2025 Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award are now open.
Submit your entry by 22:00 14 January 2025.
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