When the punters stay away the portraits come out to play. The National Portrait Gallery has closed for refurbishment and traditional artistic satisfaction is out of the picture in the current pandemic. Bored with self-isolating, some of the portraits have created dating profiles to pass the time and allow you to experience the gallery in a whole new way.
By Evangeline Modell
The National Portrait Gallery is a treasure-trove of history, stories, and life preserved by brush. You can trace time through cheekbones and piercing eyes peering off canvases – uncover lust and desire frozen in time and paint. From noblemen and famous faces to the debonair, devilish and downright delicious – we’ve rated the Tinder profiles of our favourite male portraits to tickle your artistic taste buds.
Charm: 9/10
Hair: 7/10
Comments: This bad-boy is too much of a player for me.
Verdict: Swipe left.
Charm: 10/10
Hair: 8/10
Comments: I’m weak at the knees.
Verdict: IT’S A MATCH!
Charm: 7/10
Hair: 7/10
Comments: I may compare thee to a summer’s day.
Verdict: IT’S A MATCH!
Charm: 6/10
Hair: 9/10
Comments: He can paint me like one of his French girls any time but… he seems to serious for me.
Verdict: swipe left.
Charm: 8/10
Comments: He can take me up to cloud 9.
Verdict: IT’S A MATCH
Who would you swipe right for?