3° Npg quiz sheet - Collège Jean MOULIN
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3° Npg quiz sheet - Collège Jean MOULIN
The National Portrait Gallery Located in St Martin’s Place, near Trafalgar Square. The gallery opened in 1856. The national portrait Gallery has approximately 11,000 portraits in its primary collection: paintings, drawings, caricatures photographs, and sculptures. But has 120 000 portraits in total from the 16th century to present day, including David Beckham. Did you know? In 1969 it authorised portraits of living people. Every year 1.5 million people visit the museum. 1,400 portraits are on display today. The Gallery has portraits of famous French people too: from Joan of Arc, Voltaire, Napoleon, Pasteur, De Gaulle, Carole Bouquet and Catherine Deneuve. C. Quiz 1. Look for these paintings. Why do you think they are important? 1. Henry VII (1457-1509) painted by an unknown artist Perhaps it is important because ______________ ________________________________________ 2. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) The visit starts at the top floor and goes in chronological order. …………………………………………………………………………………. A. I know that face and B. My favourites. Walk through, stop and look at the portraits of people you think you recognise (A) and the names of the portraits you like (B). (Promenez-vous et chercher les portraits des personnages ci-dessous (A) et que notez en (B) les portraits pas que vous préférez dans la liste ou ailleurs) painted by John Taylor circa 1610 Perhaps it is important because ______________ ________________________________________ 3. General Officers of WWI Did you see…? Yes / No King Henry VIII Anne Boleyn Queen Elizabeth I Shakespeare Charles I Isaac Newton Horatio Nelson Charles Darwin George Stephenson Queen Victoria Winston Churchill Charlie Chaplin The Queen Mum The Queen B Portraits you like. by John Singer Sargent 1922 Perhaps it is important because ______________ ________________________________________ 4. The House of Commons, 1883 by Sir George Hayter Perhaps it is important because ______________ ________________________________________ . 5. Whose portrait is represented the most? _______________________________________ . . C. What were your top five portraits? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. . . Important rooms 1 / 2 / 4 / 5/ 7 / 21 /27 /30 /31 / 32 and the Ground Floor (contemporary) Win a prize!! If you have the same choice as one of your teachers you will win a small prize!