Template:NPG name

Portraits of NPG name at the National Portrait Gallery, London

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This template generates an external link to the catalogue of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London, England.

It allows a link from biographical articles to the NPG's list of portraits of that person.

Usage

No parameters (uses data from Wikidata):

{{NPG name}}

One parameter:

{{NPG name | ID }}

{{NPG name | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{NPG name | ID | NAME }}

{{NPG name | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Instructions

1. Go to npg.org.uk and search for the person you want
2. Click on the correct link to go to the details of a picture of the person you want. Be sure you are getting the right person
3. Below the picture and its details, the sitter and the artist should both be listed.
4. Click on the link for the sitter
5. The page URL should look like:

   https://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp#####

   where "#####" indicates a number.

6. Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove the "mp" and to keep all the zeros)
7. Add to the external links section the text:

   {{NPG name|id=#####|name=Name}}

   where "#####" is the number you've copied, and "Name" is the person's name

Examples

1. Searching for "Harold Wilson", you will reach this page:

   https://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portList.asp?search=sp&sText=Harold+Wilson

2. Click on the link for the first picture
3. Below the thumbnail picture, you will see the hyperlinked text:

   Sitter: (James) Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995), Prime Minister.

4. Click on the link
5. The page URL should look like:

   https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp04868

6. Copy "04868" (be sure to remove the "mp" and to keep all the zeros)
7. Add to the external links section the text:

   {{NPG name|id=04868|name=Harold Wilson}}

Note that, since this will almost certainly go on the external link section, you should add a * before the template text to include it as a list item.

One parameter

Usage:

{{NPG name | 04868 }}

{{NPG name | id= 04868 }}

Output:

Portraits of NPG name at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Portraits of NPG name at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Two parameters

Usage:

{{NPG name | 04868 | Harold Wilson }}

{{NPG name | id= 04868 | name= Harold Wilson }}

Output:

Portraits of Harold Wilson at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Portraits of Harold Wilson at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Template data

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TemplateData for NPG name

This template generates an external link to the catalogue of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London, England.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	1 id	ID number used in the URL, including any leading zeros.	Number	required
Name	2 name	Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.	String	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID not in Wikidata (6)
• Category:National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID different from Wikidata (0)
• Category:National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID same as Wikidata (0)
• Category:NPG name template with no id set (0)

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