This act inspired his fellow artists to join him, and donate art of all kinds to the Hospital, including many more portraits, other paintings, but also furniture, clocks, and decorative plasterwork.
Almost half of our paintings are portraits of named people, mainly supporters and Governors of the Hospital. There are works by some outstanding 18th and 19th-century artists, such as Joshua Reynolds, Allan Ramsay, Thomas Hudson and John Everett Millais.
We continue to add contemporary portraits to the collection today, including our recent portraits of former pupils by leading contemporary photographers.
