Stop number

Prepared by
This is a suggested template and checklist. The first page focuses on the room, the
following pages on the one or two paintings to be discussed.
Room number
Room period/full name
Description of room
List of subjects (sitters) in
this room

Any important
relationships between
paintings/sitters in this
room and easy ways to
ID the relevant paintings
e.g. woman in red
opposite King Fun is
Gorgeous Georgia, the
Kings favourite mistress
Any problems with the
room, or things to look out
for e.g. fixed furniture,
potential positioning
problems
Any other remarks about
room
Suggested link from
previous stop (suggest
discuss with person doing
that stop)
Any other remarks about
this stop, including
information helpful to
guiding

What is it about?
What does it contain?

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For example, is there a temporary exhibition on thats

related to this topic? A statue outside of relevance?
Popular postcard of painting?

Main painting to discuss

Compulsory or
alternative?
Any issues e.g. painting in
corner; small; large; high;
two similar paintings
could be confused
Suggested position for
audience
Suggested position for
speaker
Complete title
Year painted
Medium
Subject/sitter (and dates)

Give full name, titles, and honours if any

Artist (inc. dates,

nationality)

Name:
Dates:
Nationality:

What we can see?

Any elements that stand out?

Who is this person?

Why is s/he important or interesting?
Important relationships
Significant life events

Associated Westminster locations, buildings, events

Relationships with other Westminster people

Commissioned by
Year acquired by NPG (or
owner if not NPG)
About the painting (and
anything of note about
frame)
About the subject

About the subject and

Westminster
Any other paintings
relating to this subject?
(in this room, or NPG
public)
Any other paintings by
this artist? (in this room,
or NPG public)

Second/secondary

painting to discuss
Compulsory or
alternative?
Any issues e.g. painting in
corner; small; large; high
Suggested position for
audience
Suggested position for
speaker
Complete title
Year painted
Medium
Subject/sitter (and dates)
Artist (inc. dates,
nationality)
Commissioned by
Year acquired by NPG (or
owner if not NPG)
About the painting (and
anything of note about
frame)
About the subjec
(including dates)

About the subject and

Westminster

If this is second painting discussed, do the audience or

speaker need to move?

Give full name, titles, and honours if any

Name:
Dates:
Nationality:

What we can see?

Any elements that stand out

Who is this person?

Why is s/he important or interesting?
Important relationships
Significant life events
Associated Westminster locations, buildings, events
Relationships with other Westminster people

If this is second painting

discussed here, are there

any contrasts or
similarities to draw
between the two subjects?
Any other paintings
relating to this subject?
(in this room, or NPG
public)
Any other paintings by
this artist? (in this room,
or NPG public)

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