Politicians

Jabez Spencer Balfour

1843-1916
Liberal politician; MP for Tamworth and Burnley
Sitter in 2 portraits

Willett Ball

1873-1962
Editor of the 'Railway Review' and politician
Sitter in 3 portraits

Frederick George Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam

1850-1936
Politician and stockbroker
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike

1916-2000
Sri Lankan Politician; first woman to be elected Prime Minister in the world
Sitter in 2 portraits

Maxwell Richard Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor

1868-1950
Politician and Lieutenant-Colonel
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Bankes

1757-1834
Politician and author
Sitter associated with 2 portraits

William John Bankes

1786-1855
Traveller, egyptologist, antiquary and politician; MP for Truro, University of Cambridge, Marlborough and Dorset
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir Alexander Bannerman

1788-1864
Merchant, vintner and politician; MP for Aberdeen
Sitter in 1 portrait

Ian Paisley

1926-2014
Politician; First Minister of Northern Ireland and religious leader
Sitter in 5 portraits

George Barclay

circa 1759-1819
Politician and brewer
Sitter associated with 2 portraits

Robert Noton Barclay

1872-1957
Lord Mayor of Manchester, shipping merchant, banker and Liberal politician; MP for Manchester
Sitter in 2 portraits

Hannah Bardell

1983-
Scottish National Party politician; MP for Livingston
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Bingham Baring

1804-1869
Conservative politician; MP for Callington and Marlborough
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Baring

1799-1873
Banker and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir Henry Barkly

1815-1898
Colonial governor, patron of the sciences and Conservative politician; MP for Leominister
Sitter in 4 portraits

Anna Maria Heywood (née Denman), Lady Barlow

1873-1965
Liberal politician and welfare reformer; wife of Sir John Emmott Barlow; sister of 3rd Baron Denman
Sitter in 3 portraits

Frederick Barne

1801-1886
Landowner, High Sheriff of Suffolk and politician; MP for Dunwich
Sitter in 1 portrait

Alfred John Barnes

1887-1974
Politician; MP for East Ham South
Sitter in 6 portraits

Harry Barnes

1870-1935
Major and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Rosie Barnes

1946-
Politician; MP for Greenwich and Chief Executive for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles James Barnett

circa 1797-1882
Amateur cricketer and politician; MP for Maidstone
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Barnett

1760-1836
Banker and politician; MP for Rochester
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Barr

1862-1949
Politician and minister
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Bt

1872-1952
Politician; MP for Hawick Burghs
Sitter in 9 portraits

Isaac Barré

1726-1802
Soldier and politician; MP for Wycombe and Calne
Sitter associated with 20 portraits

Mr Barrett

active 1899
Politician (associated with Grimsby)
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Henry Winston Barron, 1st Bt

1795-1872
Politician; MP for Waterford City
Sitter in 1 portrait

Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore

1843-1925
Politician; MP for Cork
Sitter in 3 portraits

Edmund Robert Bartley-Denniss

1854-1931
Barrister, freemason and Conservative politician; MP for Oldham
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir (Dunbar) Plunket Barton, 1st Bt

1853-1937
Author, judge and politician; MP for Mid Armagh
Sitter in 6 portraits

Sir William Barton

1862-1957
Politician and businessman
Sitter in 5 portraits

Hamar Alfred Bass

1842-1898
Brewer, racehorse owner and Liberal politician; MP for Tamworth and Staffordshire West
Sitter in 1 portrait

Edmund Bastard

1758-1816
Politician; MP for Dartmouth
Sitter in 1 portrait

Edmund Pollexfen Bastard

1784-1838
Conservative politician; MP for Devonshire
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Pollexfen Bastard

1756-1816
Conservative politician, landowner and colonel of the East Devonshire Militia
Sitter associated with 2 portraits

William Bateman Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman

1826-1901
Conservative politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Hon. Charles Spencer Bateman-Hanbury-Kincaid-Lennox (né Kincaid-Lennox)

1827-1912
Conservative politician; MP for Herefordshire and Leominster
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir (Richard) Dawson Bates

1876-1949
Politician; Minister of Home Affairs
Sitter in 8 portraits

Sir Edward Bates, 1st Bt

1816-1896
Shipowner and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Bt

1782-1863
Conservative politician; MP for County Londonderry
Sitter in 4 portraits