Template:NPG name/doc

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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

One parameter: {{NPG name | ID }}; {{NPG name | id= ID }}

Two parameters: {{NPG name | ID | NAME }}; {{NPG name | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Using Wikidata: {{NPG name}}; {{NPG name | name= NAME }}

Instructions

Go to npg.org.uk and search for the person you want
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
Below the picture and its details, the sitter and the artist should both be listed.
Click on the link for the sitter
The page URL should look like:
https://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp#####

where "#####" indicates a number.
Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove the "mp" and to keep all the zeros)
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

Searching for "Harold Wilson", you will reach this page:
https://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portList.asp?search=sp&sText=Harold+Wilson
Click on the link for the first picture
Below the thumbnail picture, you will see the hyperlinked text:
Sitter: (James) Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995), Prime Minister.
Click on the link
The page URL should look like:
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp04868
Copy "04868" (be sure to remove the "mp" and to keep all the zeros)
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/doc at the National Portrait Gallery, London; Portraits of NPG name/doc 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

No parameters and Wikidata property not defined

Usage: * {{NPG name}}

Output

Portraits of NPG name/doc at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Template data

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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`	The ID number in the URL, including any leading zeros, such as 04868 in https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp04868. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P1816 exists, but required if not. Default Wikidata property P1816	Number	optional
Name	`2` `name`	Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation. Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	String	optional

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