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George Edward Alder

born circa 1831
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

1901-2004
Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; daughter of 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry
Sitter in 137 portraits

Janet Anderson

1949-2023
Labour politician; MP for Rossendale and Darwen
Sitter in 1 portrait

Mary Ann Angerstein (née Nettleship)

1824-1887
Wife of William Angerstein
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Frederick Archer

1857-1886
Jockey
Sitter in 13 portraits

Isabella (née de Nassau), Countess of Arlington

1631-1718
Wife of 1st Earl of Arlington
Sitter in 3 portraits

Edward Armstrong

1846-1928
Historian and teacher
Sitter in 1 portrait

Wilfred Marcus Askwith

1890-1962
Bishop of Blackburn and of Gloucester
Sitter in 8 portraits

John Southgate Austin

1813-1890
Reverend
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Rosie Bailey

1932-
Poet
Sitter in 1 portrait

Baker Pasha (Valentine Baker)

1827-1887
Army officer
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir Alexander John Ball

1757-1809
Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait

J.J. Banks & Son

Photographer
Artist associated with 1 portrait

Banksy

1974-
Graffiti artist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles Bannister

1738-1804
Actor and singer
Sitter associated with 7 portraits

Sir (Harry) Gilbert Barling, 1st Bt

1855-1940
Surgeon and academic administrator
Sitter in 4 portraits

Henry John Barnard

1822?-1891
Vicar of Pucklechurch with Abson
Sitter in 1 portrait

Samuel Baylis Barnard

1841-1916
Photographer
Artist of 2 portraits

Charlie Barnett

1910-1993
Cricketer
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett

1886-1969
Psychologist
Sitter in 11 portraits

George Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst

1790-1866
Conservative politician; MP for Cirencester
Sitter in 2 portraits

Robert Andrew Bathurst

1817-1906
Clergyman and cricketer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Rupert Bathurst

1964-
Artist
Artist of 2 portraits

Dorothea Beale

1831-1906
Principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College
Sitter in 5 portraits

Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort

1766-1835
Conservative politician; MP for Bristol, Monmouth Boroughs and Gloucestershire
Sitter in 2 portraits

Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort

1900-1984
Leading figure of equestrian activities and Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
Sitter in 11 portraits

Henry Beaumont

1826-1890
Clergyman and author
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lionel Beaumont-Thomas

1893-1942
Major and Justice of the Peace
Sitter in 2 portraits

(Eugene) Paul Bennett

1892-1970
Captain, Metropolitan Police magistrate, barrister and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 7 portraits

Martin Benson

1689-1752
Bishop of Gloucester
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lady Norah Ida Emily Bentinck (née Noel)

1881-1939
Writer; wife of Robert Charles Bentinck; daughter of 3rd Earl of Gainsborough
Sitter in 1 portrait

George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley

1628-1698
Merchant; author and politician; MP for Gloucestershire
Sitter in 3 portraits

James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley

1680-1736
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits

Louisa (née Lennox), Countess of Berkeley

1694-1716
Wife of 3rd Earl of Berkeley; daughter of 1st Duke of Richmond
Sitter in 1 portrait

Elizabeth (née Drax), Countess of Berkeley

1720-1792
Former wife of 4th Earl of Berkeley, and later third wife of 1st Earl Nugent
Sitter in 2 portraits

Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley

1745-1810
Colonel
Sitter in 7 portraits

Randal Thomas Mowbray Rawdon Berkeley, 8th Earl of Berkeley

1865-1942
Scientist
Sitter in 3 portraits

George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley

1800-1881
Writer and sportsman
Sitter in 1 portrait

Mabel Emily Besant-Scott (née Besant)

1870-1952
Theosophist; wife of Ernest Scott; daughter of Annie Besant
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Charles Blagden

1740-1820
Physician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Stuart Yarworth Blanch, Baron Blanch

1918-1994
Archbishop of York
Sitter in 2 portraits

Christopher Guy Bomford

died 2003
Captain; son of Guy Bomford
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomson Bonar

died 1813
Russian merchant and bank director
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen

1835-1894
Judge
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir John Dykes Bower

1905-1981
Organist; Honorary Secretary, Royal College of Organists
Sitter associated with 4 portraits

Samuel Bowly

1802-1884
Quaker and anti-slavery agitator
Sitter in 4 portraits

James Bradley

1693-1762
Astronomer Royal
Sitter in 4 portraits

Sir (Alfred) Herbert Brewer

1865-1928
Organist and composer
Sitter in 3 portraits

John Browne

active 1836
Curate of Trinity Church, Cheltenham
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

1806-1859
Civil engineer
Sitter in 13 portraits

Sydney Savory Buckman

1860-1929
Geologist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Julie Burchill

1959-
Writer
Sitter in 5 portraits

Walter Burd

1886-1939
Bishop of Saskatchewan
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir John Theodosius Burnett-Stuart

1875-1958
General
Sitter in 5 portraits

Brenda Bury

1932-
Artist
Artist of 1 portrait

Henry Montagu Butler

1833-1918
Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Sitter in 9 portraits

John Alfred Valentine Butler

1899-1977
Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of London
Sitter in 6 portraits

John Fitshardinge (Fitzhardinge) Paul Butler

1888-1916
Soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sybil Ann Cadle

1901-1971
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Lilian Caldicot

born 1895
Child model; wife of Captain Russel Myles Thompson
Sitter in 2 portraits