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Jewish sitters


A selection of Jewish sitters represented in the collection. See also the Jewish artists group.

Joseph Moses Levy

Joseph Moses Levy

1812-1888
Founder of the 'Daily Telegraph'
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dayan Myer Szulim Lew

Dayan Myer Szulim Lew

1907-1987
Dayan of the London Beth Din
Sitter in 1 portrait
Oscar Lewenstein

Oscar Lewenstein

1917-1997
Theatre impresario and film producer
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Bernard Lewis

1916-2018
Professor of Near Eastern Studies
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir George Henry Lewis, 1st Bt

Sir George Henry Lewis, 1st Bt

1833-1911
Solicitor
Sitter in 12 portraits
Ted ('Kid') Lewis

Ted ('Kid') Lewis

1893-1970
Boxing promoter; agent of Jimmy Wilde
Sitter in 1 portrait
Karl Joseph Leyser

Karl Joseph Leyser

1920-1992
Historian
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Maureen Lipman

Dame Maureen Lipman

1946-
Actress and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Daniel Leopold Lipson

Daniel Leopold Lipson

1886-1963
Teacher, Mayor of Cheltenham and Conservative politician; MP for Cheltenham
Sitter in 10 portraits
Benjamin Lumley

Benjamin Lumley

1811 or 1812-1875
Opera manager and author
Sitter in 2 portraits
Edgar Marcus Lustgarten

Edgar Marcus Lustgarten

1907-1978
Broadcaster, narrator of criminal trials and WW II propagandist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Linda McCartney

Linda McCartney

1941-1998
Photographer, artist, musician, businesswoman, cookery writer and animal rights activist
Sitter in 10 portraits | Artist of 14 portraits
Sir Philip Montefiore Magnus-Allcroft (né Magnus), 2nd Bt

Sir Philip Montefiore Magnus-Allcroft (né Magnus), 2nd Bt

1906-1988
Historian, Justice of the Peace and army major
Sitter in 11 portraits
Alicia Markova

Alicia Markova

1910-2004
Ballet dancer
Sitter in 35 portraits
Rika ('Rixi') Markus (née Scharfstein)

Rika ('Rixi') Markus (née Scharfstein)

1910-1992
Bridge player and writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Karl Marx

Karl Marx

1818-1883
Social, political and economic theorist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Robert Maxwell

Robert Maxwell

1923-1991
Newspaper proprietor and publisher
Sitter in 9 portraits
Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

1868-1930
Industrialist, financier and Liberal politician; MP for Chester, Swansea and Carmarthen
Sitter in 10 portraits
Raphael Meldola

Raphael Meldola

1849-1915
Chemist
Sitter in 7 portraits
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

1809-1847
Composer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Moses Mendez (Mendes)

Moses Mendez (Mendes)

1690?-1758
Poet and dramatist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Daniel Mendoza

Daniel Mendoza

1764-1836
Pugilist
Sitter in 12 portraits
Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

1916-1999
Violinist, conductor and philanthropist
Sitter in 45 portraits
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Bt

Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Bt

1920-2004
Soldier, diplomat and politician
Sitter in 8 portraits
Ian Mikardo

Ian Mikardo

1908-1993
Writer, zionist and Labour politician; MP for Reading, Bethnal Green and Poplar
Sitter in 7 portraits
César Milstein

César Milstein

1927-2002
Molecular biologist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Lady Naomi Margaret Mitchison (née Haldane)

Lady Naomi Margaret Mitchison (née Haldane)

1897-1998
Writer; diarist for Mass-Observation; wife of Gilbert Richard Mitchison; daughter of John Scott Haldane
Sitter in 4 portraits
Hyman Barnett ('Harry') Mizler

Hyman Barnett ('Harry') Mizler

1913-1990
Boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir John Monash

Sir John Monash

1865-1931
General; Civil Engineer
Sitter in 7 portraits
Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore

Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore

1858-1938
Biblical scholar and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Bt

Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Bt

1784-1885
Financier, Jewish community leader and philanthropist
Sitter in 8 portraits
Eli Montlake

Eli Montlake

1923-1992
Artist
Sitter in 3 portraits
Aline Mozelle Morny (née Ezra)

Aline Mozelle Morny (née Ezra)

1922-2002
Daughter of Alfred Ezra; wife of Claude J. Morny
Sitter in 2 portraits
Ignatz Moscheles

Ignatz Moscheles

1794-1870
Pianist and composer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Marlow Moss

Marlow Moss

1889-1958
Constructivist artist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir David Napley

Sir David Napley

1915-1994
Solicitor and President of the Law Society
Sitter in 1 portrait
Harry Louis Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan

Harry Louis Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan

1889-1963
Lawyer
Sitter in 18 portraits
Oscar Nemon

Oscar Nemon

1906-1985
Sculptor
Sitter in 8 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits
Dame Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger

Dame Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger

1950-
Rabbi
Sitter in 1 portrait
Eva Urvasi Neurath (née Itzig)

Eva Urvasi Neurath (née Itzig)

1908-1999
Publisher
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hannah Norsa

Hannah Norsa

died 1784
Singer and actress
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

1968-
Actress
Sitter in 1 portrait
Maurice Orbach

Maurice Orbach

1902-1979
Labour politician; MP for Willesden East and Stockport South
Sitter in 14 portraits
Nikolaus Pevsner

Nikolaus Pevsner

1902-1983
Art historian and architectural scholar
Sitter in 5 portraits
Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

1930-2008
Playwright, actor and director
Sitter in 21 portraits
Dame Simone Ruth Prendergast (née Laski)

Dame Simone Ruth Prendergast (née Laski)

1930-2012
Public servant and Head of the UK Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade
Sitter in 2 portraits
Dayan Abraham Rapoport

Dayan Abraham Rapoport

1908-1973
Jewish judge
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hannah Primrose (née de Rothschild), Countess of Rosebery

Hannah Primrose (née de Rothschild), Countess of Rosebery

1851-1890
Wife of 5th Earl of Rosebery
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ismond Rosen

Ismond Rosen

1924-1996
Psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and artist
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist of 1 portrait
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

1936-2024
Financier and patron of the arts
Sitter in 6 portraits
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks

Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks

1948-2020
Chief Rabbi, United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations
Sitter in 2 portraits
Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

1933-2015
Writer and neurologist
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Joseph Sagall

1906-1967
Banker and leading Zionist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Lena Salmon (née Gluckstein)

Lena Salmon (née Gluckstein)

1846-1907
Wife of Barnett Salmon; daughter of Samuel and Ann Gluckstein
Sitter in 1 portrait
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel

Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel

1870-1963
Home Secretary, 1st High Commissioner of Palestine and leader of the Liberal Party
Sitter in 45 portraits
Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Bt

Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Bt

1818-1896
Merchant and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arthur Abraham David Sassoon

Arthur Abraham David Sassoon

1840-1912
Banker and socialite; fifth son of David Sassoon
Sitter in 1 portrait
David Sassoon

David Sassoon

1932-
Fashion designer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Reuben David Sassoon

Reuben David Sassoon

1835-1905
Businessman; son of David Sassoon
Sitter in 2 portraits