The first painting owned by the National Portrait Gallery was in 1856 and is known today as the Chandos painting.
What was the National Portrait Gallery’s first painting?
The name’s Dee, John Dee 007!
The name’s Dee, John Dee, 007! This doesn’t sound as convincing as the name’s Bond, James Bond, but the origins of James Bond’s 007 code number goes back over 400 years!
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