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  1. @likewow23 Oops sorry - thanks Jon that was indeed a typo! Have retweeted the correction.
  2. Opps sorry CORRECTION: first prize for this year's Taylor Wessing #PhotographicPortraitPrize is £12,000 not £312,000! npg.org.uk/photoprize
  3. We're pleased to announce @ObsNewReview Sean O'Hagan & photographer Emma Hardy are 2 of the judges for this years #PhotographicPortraitPrize
  4. #Wanttoknow what being a life model's like? See @independent interview with Freud sitters at our recent LateShiftExtra ind.pn/L0VfMR
  5. Next Thursday join Bill Morris, former General Secretary @unitetheunion as he discusses those who have inspired him. £5 ow.ly/bgD8v
  6. Application is now open for our FREE BP Portrait Award: Next Generation Taster Sessions for 14-19-year-olds this summer bit.ly/qpnPFZ
  7. @edfordham there are a vast number of portraits of the Queen in all media so weve had to be selective to get a representative range of works
  8. @CliffordStott could you directmessage us your email address as we'd love a chance to explain our collecting policies but hard to in tweets!
  9. @CliffordStott As well as Bill Morris, here are other portraits of black figures in the Collection currently on display bit.ly/K965Fn
  10. @CliffordStott The Gallery has a number of black figures in the Collection, sadly not all can be on show at one time bit.ly/KoA0I6
  11. PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK Cecil Beaton's famous coronation portrait. Currently on display in The Queen Art & Image. ow.ly/bbM2D
  12. @juliancalverley Thanks Julian! Glad you made it down and enjoyed the show.
  13. At 1.15pm today historian Alison Weir is giving a fascinating free talk on the iconography of Britain's Queens Regnant bit.ly/LshyKo
  14. The first of our #Freud midnight openings starts tomorrow. Have you booked your ticket? Last chance to snap one up! bit.ly/yDZwOr
  15. @aimigibbons1 Our pleasure, we're glad you enjoyed the exhibition! Hope you can visit again soon.
  16. @wiardsterk Hi, full price tickets to #LucianFreudPortraits are £14 - £15.40 with a 10% volutary gift aid donation.