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Writers and critics


Jane Oliver (Helen Christina Easson Rees)

Jane Oliver (Helen Christina Easson Rees)

1903-1970
Writer
Sitter in 27 portraits
Edith Olivier

Edith Olivier

1872-1948
Writer; Mayor of Wilton
Sitter in 12 portraits
Sir (Philip) Christopher Ondaatje

Sir (Philip) Christopher Ondaatje

1933-
Financier, writer, philanthropist and patron of the arts
Sitter in 3 portraits
Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

1941-
Philosopher, writer and academic
Sitter in 2 portraits
Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole

1717-1797
Writer and collector
Sitter associated with 20 portraits
Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton)

Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton)

1828-1903
Biographer of Robert Browning; sister of Lord Leighton
Sitter in 1 portrait
George Orwell

George Orwell

1903-1950
Novelist and critic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sherard Osborn

Sherard Osborn

1822-1875
Rear-Admiral and writer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

1948-
Singer and songwriter
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Herman Ould

1885-1951
Dramatist, poet and critic
Sitter in 6 portraits
Frank Owen

Frank Owen

1905-1979
Journalist, writer and broadcaster
Sitter in 8 portraits
John Oxenham

John Oxenham

1852-1941
Journalist, novelist and poet
Sitter in 3 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Frank Lucius Packard

1877-1942
Canadian novelist and short story writer
Sitter in 11 portraits
Dorothy (née Coventry), Lady Pakington

Dorothy (née Coventry), Lady Pakington

1623-1679
Writer, reputed author of 'The Whole Duty of Man'
Sitter in 3 portraits
William Paley

William Paley

1743-1805
Theological writer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Francis Turner Palgrave

Francis Turner Palgrave

1824-1897
Poet and critic; son of Sir Francis Palgrave
Sitter in 1 portrait
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

1943-
Comedian, actor and writer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Alan Parker

Alan Parker

1944-2020
Film director and writer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Molly Parkin

Molly Parkin

1932-
Journalist and writer
Sitter in 3 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Sydney Muller Parkman

1895-1995
Humorous writer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Tony Parsons

Tony Parsons

1953-
Writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Frances Partridge

Frances Partridge

1900-2004
Author and literary journalist
Sitter in 9 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits
Ralph Partridge

Ralph Partridge

1894-1960
Soldier in World War I and writer; former husband of Dora Carrington, and later husband of Frances Marshall
Sitter in 13 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits
Walter Horatio Pater

Walter Horatio Pater

1839-1894
Writer; scholar and art critic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Brigit Patmore (née Ethel Elizabeth Morrison-Scott)

Brigit Patmore (née Ethel Elizabeth Morrison-Scott)

1888-1965
Author and society hostess
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Alan Stewart Paton

1903-1988
Writer
Sitter in 7 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Raymond M. Patterson

1898-1984
Writer and explorer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Prince Paul Alexandrovitch Chavchavadze

Prince Paul Alexandrovitch Chavchavadze

1899-1971
Writer and translator
Sitter in 3 portraits
Anna Pavord

Anna Pavord

1940-
Writer on gardens, journalist and broadcaster
Sitter in 1 portrait
Daniel Peacock

Daniel Peacock

1958-
Actor, writer for television and director
Sitter in 1 portrait
Mervyn Laurence Peake

Mervyn Laurence Peake

1911-1968
Artist and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits | Artist of 2 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Charles Willson Peale

1741-1827
Painter, engraver, sculptor, writer and inventor
Artist associated with 3 portraits
Philippa Pearce

Philippa Pearce

1920-2006
Children's writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Phyllis Pearsall

Phyllis Pearsall

1906-1996
Artist and writer; founder and Managing Director of the Geographers' A to Z Map Co. Ltd
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Ann Pedler

born 1901
Writer, novelist and journalist
Sitter in 8 portraits
Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

1970-
Actor, comedian, writer and director
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Max Pemberton

Sir Max Pemberton

1863-1950
Novelist and magazine editor
Sitter in 11 portraits
Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

1967-
Actor and writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke

Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke

1561-1621
Writer and literary patron
Sitter associated with 11 portraits
John Penn

John Penn

1760-1834
Writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Roland Penrose

Roland Penrose

1900-1984
Painter, art collector; WW2 camoufleur and writer on art
Sitter in 16 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Michael Peppiatt

Michael Peppiatt

1941-
Art historian, curator and writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

1633-1703
Diarist and naval administrator
Sitter in 12 portraits
Caroline Criado Perez

Caroline Criado Perez

1984-
Writer and campaigner
Sitter in 1 portrait
Flo Perry

Flo Perry

1992-
Artist; painter; illustrator; writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Edith Marion (née Story), Marchesa Peruzzi di Medici

Edith Marion (née Story), Marchesa Peruzzi di Medici

1844-1907
Writer; daughter of William Wetmore Story; wife of Marquess Simone Peruzzi di Medici
Sitter in 1 portrait
Charles Alexander Petrie, 3rd Bt

Charles Alexander Petrie, 3rd Bt

1895-1977
Writer and historian
Sitter in 4 portraits
Julian Pettifer

Julian Pettifer

1935-
Writer and broadcaster
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Wynne William Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil

John Wynne William Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil

1919-2006
Company chairman, politician and writer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Caryl Phillips

Caryl Phillips

1958-
Novelist, stage and screen writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Richard Phillips

Sir Richard Phillips

1767-1840
Writer, bookseller and publisher
Sitter in 2 portraits | Artist associated with 4 portraits
Tom Phillips

Tom Phillips

1937-2022
Artist, writer and composer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 6 portraits | Artist of 22 portraits
Eden Phillpotts

Eden Phillpotts

1862-1960
Writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Edmund Phipps

Edmund Phipps

1808-1857
Writer and barrister
Sitter in 2 portraits
Edith Picton-Turbervill

Edith Picton-Turbervill

1872-1960
Social reformer, writer and politician; MP for The Wrekin
Sitter in 8 portraits
Jan Michal Pienkowski

Jan Michal Pienkowski

1936-2022
Illustrator and writer of children's books; theatre designer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Mary Pilkington (née Hopkins)

Mary Pilkington (née Hopkins)

1766-1839
Writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ben Pimlott

Ben Pimlott

1945-2004
Academic, writer and Chairman of the Fabian Society
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hester Lynch Piozzi (née Salusbury, later Mrs Thrale)

Hester Lynch Piozzi (née Salusbury, later Mrs Thrale)

1741-1821
Writer and friend of Dr Johnson
Sitter in 14 portraits