The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery: Primary Teachers' Notes: W. Hogarth: The Graham Children [Pdf]
Notes provide useful background information about the group portrait of the Graham children painted by Hogarth in 1742. Includes ideas to extend the study of the painting to other disciplines.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Artists a to Z: Nicholas Hilliard
Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Portait Painting in England
Illustrated essay on British portraiture, 1600-1800. Encompasses the Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian periods.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nicholas Hilliard
Free-content encyclopedia entry for Nicholas Hillard from Wikipedia.
Other
Louvre Museum: Joshua Reynolds: Master Hare
Information about and analysis of a child's portrait by Joshua Reynolds, "Master Hare," considered by many to be a masterwork of English portraiture.
National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool: Online Featured Artist: Joshua Reynolds
Short essay on the life and career of Joshua Reynolds includes examples of representative works by the artist.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art: Thomas Gainsborough
Information about the artist and about four portraits by Gainsborough on display at the Getty.
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: Talking Objects: Gainsborough: Dr. Rice Charleton (1710 1789)
An examination of a portrait by Gainsborough demonstrates how the painting's details reveal information about the subject.