I have recently asked the National Portrait Gallery for permission to use an image of portrait of a subject I needed for an article. I won't bore you with all the detail but the gist of the reply puts me off..

£23 for a jpeg file for reproduction in printed publications

A reproduction fee for its use in a printed article; cost dependent on the print run of the publication and the page size to be used.

For online use in my blog a reproduction fee of £20.70.

Has anyone else similar experience of charges for use of images, not just with the NPG?

The colour of this 17 month old Cockerpoo is officially apricot. Her muzzle and the ends of her ears, obviously derived from her spaniel lineage, are brown. Pippa has such a gentle touch; it feels like being brushed with a feather when she greets you in the street, unable to contain her excitement of meeting someone she knows. However if you visit Pippa at home you soon find out that her touch is somewhat heavier as she jumps up to welcome you.

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