Sitters A to Z

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Horace Annesley Vachell (1861-1955), Novelist and playwright. 3 portraits.

Elizabeth Vacher (née Pocock), Wife of Thomas Brittain Vacher. 1 portrait.

Thomas Brittain Vacher (1805-1880), Lithographer, law stationer and printer. 1 portrait.

Pallavi Vadhia, Publications Sales and Marketing Officer, National Portrait Gallery. 1 portrait.

Mrs Vaillant, Wife of the engraver Wallerant Vaillant. 1 portrait.

François Le Vailliant (1753-1824), French scientist, traveller and writer. 1 portrait.

Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan (1896-1965), Sri Lankan Politician. 3 portraits.

Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858-1939), Naval officer; Son of Christian IX, King of Denmark; Brother of Queen Alexandra. 8 portraits.

Croxton Sillery Vale (1896-1975), Brigadier. 3 portraits.

Samuel Vale (1797-1848), Actor and comedian. 1 portrait.

Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia (1843-1927), Soldier, politician and landowner. 3 portraits.

Lady Freda Valentine (née Butler), Daughter of 8th Earl of Lanesborough; wife of Francis Cyril Oliphant Valentine. 5 portraits.

Dickie Valentine (né Richard Brice) (1929-1971), Singer. 1 portrait.

Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine (1943-), Musician. 1 portrait.

James (Francis Anthony Brinsley) Valentine (1935-), Son of Lady Freda Valentine (née Butler) and Francis Cyril Oliphant Valentine. 3 portraits.

William Danvers Oliphant Valentine (1933-), Son of Lady Freda Valentine (née Butler) and Francis Cyril Oliphant Valentine. 5 portraits.

Mlle Valia, Film actress. 1 portrait.

Sir Francis Aimé Vallat (1912-2008), Barrister. 1 portrait.

William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (1794-1818), First son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. 1 portrait.

Ida Valli, Actress; sister of Valli Valli (née Valli Knust). 9 portraits.

Valli Valli (née Valli Knust) (1882-1927), Actress; sister of Ida Valli. 25 portraits.

Charles Valliant. 1 portrait.

Major Vallotton. 1 portrait.

Madeleine de Valois (1520-1537), Queen Consort of James V of Scotland. 1 portrait.

Albert Robert Valon (1885-1971), Major-General. 3 portraits.

Arminius Vámbéry (1832-1913), Orientalist and traveler. 1 portrait.

Baroness Albertine Van Heeckeren Van Kell (1899-1994), Daughter of Baron Alexander Van Heeckeren Van Kell and Countess Renira Bentinck; married Baron Guillaume Van Den Bogaerde Van Terbrugge. 3 portraits.

Alexander van Aken (1701-1757), Painter and engraver. 1 portrait.

Isaac Van Amburgh (born 1812), American tamer of wild animals. 1 portrait.

Jan Van Belcamp (died 1653), painter. 2 portraits.

E.T. Van Berckel, Pensionary of Amsterdam. 1 portrait.

Richard Van Bleeck (born 1670), Artist. 1 portrait.

Franck van Borselen (died 1470), Governor of Holland and Zeeland. 1 portrait.

Dame Irene Vanbrugh (Irene Barnes) (1872-1949), Actress. 34 portraits.

Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726), Architect and dramatist. 11 portraits.

Violet Vanbrugh (née Barnes) (1867-1942), Actress. 27 portraits.

Imogen Anne Ierne Vance (née Moynihan) (1932-), Wife of Charles Ivan Vance; previous wife of Michael Williams; daughter of 2nd Baron Moynihan. 1 portrait.

Joos Van Cleve (Joos Van Der Beke) (circa 1480-1540), Painter. 2 portraits.

George Vancouver (1757-1798), Explorer. 2 portraits.

Sheila van Damm (1922-1987), Motor-racing driver and theatre manager. 2 portraits.

Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur (1763-1849), General. 1 portrait.

Johannes van den Driesche (Drusius) (1550-1616), Protestant Divine, Flemish Hebrew Translator. 1 portrait.

Charlotte Elizabeth Vandenhoff (1818-1860), Actress. 3 portraits.

John George Vandenhoff (1820-1885), Actor and lawyer. 4 portraits.

Sir Donald Edward Vandepeer (1890-1968), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 5 portraits.

Sir George Vandeput, 2nd Bt (1729-1784), MP for Westminister. 2 portraits.

Petrus van der Avont. 1 portrait.

John Vanderbank (1694-1739), Portrait painter. 1 portrait.

Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc) (1649-1697), Engraver. 2 portraits.

Gloria Vanderbilt (née Morgan) (1905-1965). 1 portrait.

Hendrick Van der Borcht (1583-1660). 1 portrait.

Abraham Van Der Doort (died 1640), Artist and Keeper of Charles I's collections. 5 portraits.

Gerard Van der Gucht (1695 or 1696-1776), Engraver. 1 portrait.

Yvonne Rosamund Van Der Horst (née Gage) (1902-1960), Wife of Adrian Maximilian Van Der Horst; daughter of 5th Viscount Gage. 3 portraits.

Sir Harry Sheil Elster Vanderpant (1866-1955), Mayor of City of Westminster, 1937-38. 5 portraits.

Sir Laurens Jans van der Post (1906-1996), Writer, farmer, explorer and conservationist. 9 portraits.

John Vandersuste (floruit mid 19th century). 1 portrait.

Charles Anthony Vandervell (1870-1955), Pioneer of electrical equipment in motor cars. 1 portrait.

Commander Vandervell?, Commander. 1 portrait.

William Van de Velde the Elder (1611-1693), Marine Painter. 2 portraits.

William Van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707), Marine painter. 5 portraits.

Lady Emily Georgiana Van de Weyer (née Craven) (1846-1932), Wife of Victor William Bates Van de Weyer; Daughter of 2nd Earl of Craven. 2 portraits.

S. Van Dick. 4 portraits.

Cornelius Van Dun (1483 - 1577), Yeoman of the guard; founder of almshouses. 1 portrait.

Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. 22 portraits.

C. G. Vandyck, Dancer. 1 portrait.

Mary (Ruthven), Lady Van Dyck (died 1645), Wife of Sir Anthony Van Dyck; married secondly Sir Richard Pryse, Bt. 10 portraits.

Anne Vane (1705-1736), Mistress to Frederick, Prince of Wales. 2 portraits.

Sir George Edward Raven Vane (1906-1984), Director of National Institute of Oceanography. 1 portrait.

Sir Henry Vane the Elder (1589-1655), Secretary of State. 4 portraits.

Sir Henry Vane the Younger (1613-1662), Revolutionary. 11 portraits.

Sir Henry Vane, the Younger (1613–1662), Politician and author; MP for Kingston upon Hull. 1 portrait.

Sir John Vane (1927-2004), Pharmacologist. 1 portrait.

Kathleen Airini Vane (née Mair) (died 1965), Wife of Hon. Ralph Frederick Vane; Daughter of Gilbert Mair. 2 portraits.

Vane. 1 portrait.

Thomas van Erpe [known as Thomas Erpenius] (1584-1624), Dutch Orientalist. 2 portraits.

Lady Susan Charlotte Catherine Vane-Tempest (née Pelham-Clinton) (died 1875), Wife of Adolphus Vane-Tempest, son of 3rd Marquess of Londonderry; Daughter of 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme. 1 portrait.

(Francis) Adolphus Vane-Tempest (1863-1932), Actor and army officer. 1 portrait.

John Van Eyssen (1922-1995), Actor and producer. 1 portrait.

Vincent Willem Van Gogh (1890-1978), Engineer; Nephew of Vincent Van Gogh; President of the Van Gogh Foundation. 1 portrait.

Alexander Van Haecken (1701-1758). 2 portraits.

Thomas Vanhagen, Pastry cook. 1 portrait.

Baroness Renira Van Heeckeren Van Kell (1901-), Daughter of Baron Alexander Van Heeckeren Van Kell and Countess Renira Bentinck. 3 portraits.

Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder (circa 1635-1704), Artist. 1 portrait.

Lady Jane Charlotte Elizabeth Van Koughnet (née Alexander) (born 1850), Daughter of the 3rd Earl of Caledon; wife of Captain Edmund Barker van Koughnet. 1 portrait.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723), Dutch tradesman and scientist; 'the Father of Microbiology'. 2 portraits.

Emanuel van Meteren (1535-1612), Flemish Historian and Consul for 'the Traders of the Low Countries' in London. 1 portrait.

William Van Mildert (1765-1836), Bishop of Durham. 3 portraits.

Marda Vanne (died 1970), Actress. 4 portraits.

Gerard Van Neck (1692-1750), Dutch merchant in London. 1 portrait.

Gertrude Vanneck (floruit 1788), Daughter of Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Bt. 1 portrait.

Tom Willem Van Oss (1901-1941), Painter. 1 portrait.

Denise Van Outen (1974-), Actress and Television presenter. 1 portrait.

Cornelis van Poelenburgh (circa 1586 - 1667), Painter. 5 portraits.

Louis van Praag (1926-1993), Industrial designer. 1 portrait.

Hon. Mary Anne van Raalte (née Berry) (1934-), Daughter of 2nd Viscount Kemsley; wife of Charles Henry van Raalte. 5 portraits.

Apollonia van Ravenstein (1954-), Actress. 3 portraits.

Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraeten (circa 1630-1700), Artist. 1 portrait.

Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678), Dutch poet and scholar. 4 portraits.

Robert Gilbert Vansittart, Baron Vansittart (1881-1957), Diplomat. 17 portraits.

Sarita Enriqueta (née Ward), Lady Vansittart (died 1985), 2nd wife of Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart; widow of Sir Colville Barclay; daughter of Herbert Ward. 1 portrait.

George Henry Vansittart (1823-1885), Politician. 1 portrait.

Henry Vansittart (1732-1770), Colonial governor. 1 portrait.

Sarah Vansittart (née Stonhouse) (circa 1746-circa 1811), Wife of George Vansittart of Bisham Abbey; daughter of Rev. Sir James Stonhouse, Bt. 1 portrait.

Sir Henry James Vansittart-Neale (1842-1923), Assistant Secretary to Admiralty. 1 portrait.

Jan Frans Van Son (1658 - 1718?), Painter. 1 portrait.

Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662), Painter. 4 portraits.

Sir Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee (1867-1956), Major-General. 2 portraits.

Van Strydonck, General. 1 portrait.

Cornelis van Tromp (1629-1691), Lieutenant-Admiral. 5 portraits.

Maria van Utrecht (born circa 1549), Wife of Sir John van Olden Barnavelt. 1 portrait.

(Edgar) Michiels van Verduynen (1885-1952), Diplomat. 1 portrait.

Mme Geertruida Van Vladeracken, Folk singer. 1 portrait.

Robert Van Voerst (1597-1635 or 6). 1 portrait.

John Van Voorst (1804-1898), Natural history publisher. 1 portrait.

Jan van Wyck (1652-1700). 2 portraits.

Thomas Van Wyck (circa 1616–1677), Painter. 1 portrait.

Sils Vara (Geza Silberer) (1876-1938), Viennese journalist; friend of Katherine Mansfield. 3 portraits.

Edward Chad Varah (1911-2007), Founder of the Samaritans. 2 portraits.

Dorothy Varick, Actress. 4 portraits.

Delvalle Elizabeth Rebecca Varley (née Lowry) (1800-1860), Second wife of John Varley. 1 portrait.

Hon. Elizabeth Susan Varley (née Douglas-Scott-Montagu) (1909-2002), Half-sister of 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. 3 portraits.

John Varley (1778-1842), Landscape painter. 2 portraits.

Reginald Alfred ('Reg') Varney (1916-2008), Comedy actor. 1 portrait.

George Varrenne (floruit 1783-1809), Preacher. 1 portrait.

William John Christopher Vassall (1924-1996), Soviet spy. 1 portrait.

Gordon Herbert Vasse (1899-1965), Air Commodore. 1 portrait.

Vincent Marie Viennot de Vaublanc (1756-1845), French politician. 1 portrait.

Louis Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1723-1802), French statesman. 1 portrait.

Victoire Pauline de Riquet de Carama, Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil (1764-1834), Wife of Jean-Louis, Viscomte de Vaudreuil. 1 portrait.

Bernard John Vaughan (1847-1922), Jesuit priest and social reformer. 1 portrait.

Charles Jerome Vaughan (1873-1948), Colonel. 2 portraits.

Charles John Vaughan (1816-1897), Headmaster and dean of Llandaff. 8 portraits.

Frances Vaughan, Friend of Peter Gidal. 1 portrait.

Henry Halford Vaughan (1811-1885), Historian. 1 portrait.

Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas Vaughan (1832-1903), Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster. 13 portraits.

Dame Janet Maria Vaughan (1899-1993), Haematologist and radiobiologist. 13 portraits.

Jonathan Randal ('Johnny') Vaughan (1966-), Television and radio presenter. 1 portrait.

Kate Vaughan (Catherine Candelin) (1852?-1903), Actress and dancer. 3 portraits.

Keith Vaughan (1912-1977), Painter. 4 portraits.

Sir Louis (Ridley) Vaughan (1875-1942), Lieutenant-general. 5 portraits.

Reginald Charles Vaughan (1874-1935), Chairman and Managing Director of several hotel companies. 2 portraits.

Richard Vaughan ('Hell Fire Dick') (1789 or 1790-1822), Driver of the Cambridge Telegraph. 4 portraits.

Richard Vaughan (circa 1553-1607), Bishop of London. 1 portrait.

Sir Robert Vaughan (1866-1941), Agriculturalist. 1 portrait.

Robert Vaughan (circa 1600-circa 1660 or 1667), artist. 4 portraits.

Robert Vaughan (1795-1868), Congregationalist divine. 1 portrait.

William Vaughan (1752-1850), Merchant and writer. 1 portrait.

Valerie Vaughan Batson, Librarian, National Portrait Gallery. 2 portraits.

Agnes Celestria Mary Vaughan-Lee (née King), Daughter of Charles Mervyn King; wife of Charles Guy Vaughan-Lee. 1 portrait.

Phyllis Vaughan-Morgan, Daughter of Lieutenant-colonel Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan. 1 portrait.

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Composer. 18 portraits.

George Charles Mostyn, 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1804-1883), Representative peer. 3 portraits.

Caroline (née Vansittart), Lady Vaux of Harrowden (circa 1808-1883), Wife of 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden; Daughter of Arthur Vansittart. 1 portrait.

Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1510-1556), Poet and diplomat. 2 portraits.

George Vawdrey (1872-1961), Colonel. 1 portrait.

François de la Mothe le Vayer (1588-1672), French author. 1 portrait.

Sir Douglas Veale (1891-1973), Private Secretary to Ministers of Health. 1 portrait.

Sir Geoffrey Veale (1906-1971), Judge of the High Court of Justice. 1 portrait.

Rhona Vedra, Actress. 7 portraits.

John E. Vedrenne (1867-1930), Theatrical manager. 1 portrait.

Victor Herbert Veley (1856-1933), Natural scientist. 2 portraits.

Elisabeth Jessie Vellacott (1905-2002), Artist. 1 portrait.

Paul Cairn Vellacott (1891-1954), Headmaster of Harrow School. 17 portraits.

Edward Malcolm Venables (1884-1957), Canon of St George's, Windsor. 1 portrait.

George Stovin Venables (1810-1888), Barrister and journalist. 2 portraits.

Richard Venables (1775-1859), Archdeacon of Carmarthen. 2 portraits.

Rowland Jones Venables (1812-1868), Landowner. 1 portrait.

Stephen Venables (1954-), Mountaineer; writer and broadcaster. 1 portrait.

Terry Frederick Venables (1943-), Coach of the England Football Team; Footballer. 1 portrait.

Henry Venn (1725-1797), Evangelical divine. 1 portrait.

John Venn (1759-1813), Rector of Clapham. 1 portrait.

Adrian van der Venne. 1 portrait.

Lottie Venne (1852-1928), Actress. 2 portraits.

Thomas Venner (died 1661), Plotter. 4 portraits.

Tobias Venner (1577-1660), Medical writer. 3 portraits.

Ralph Venning (1621?-1674), Nonconformist divine. 6 portraits.

Sir Walter King Venning (1882-1964), Director-General of the British Supply Mission in Washington. 2 portraits.

Sir Peyton Ventris (1645-1691), judge and politician. 1 portrait.

Petrus Venustus (died 1564), Jesuit Missionary. 1 portrait.

Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881), Animal painter. 1 portrait.

Mary Verburgh (née Britten), Daughter of Sir Edgar (Theophilus) Britten; wife of George Verburgh. 2 portraits.

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813-1901), Opera composer. 3 portraits.

Sir Richard Bertram Verdin (1912-1977), Lieutenant-Colonel. 1 portrait.

Sir (Edwin) Alliott Verdon Verdon-Roe (1877-1958), Aircraft designer and constructor. 13 portraits.

Horace Vere, Baron Vere of Tilbury (1565-1635), Soldier. 5 portraits.

Sir Charles Broke Vere (1779-1843), Major-General. 3 portraits.

Sir Francis Vere (1560-1609), Soldier. 9 portraits.

Mary Vere (née Tracy; other married name Hoby), Lady Vere (1581–1671), Gentlewoman and patron of ministers. 2 portraits.

Florence Vere-Laurie. 2 portraits.

Rosemary Isabel Baird Verey (née Sandilands) (1918-2001), Gardener. 2 portraits.

Louis Vereyken, Audencier of Brussels. 1 portrait.

Polydore Vergil (circa 1470–1555), Historian. 1 portrait.

Hedley Verity (1905-1943), Cricketer. 1 portrait.

Pietro Vermigli (1500-1562), 'Peter Martyr'; Reformer; Theologian. 8 portraits.

Jules Verne (1828-1905), Author. 2 portraits.

Sir William Verner, 1st Bt (1782-1871), MP for County Armagh. 1 portrait.

(Emile Jean) Horace Vernet (1789-1863), Painter. 3 portraits.

Sir Edmund Verney (1590-1642), Soldier. 4 portraits.

Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney (died 1890), Sister of Florence Nightingale and second wife of Sir Harry Verney, Bt. 1 portrait.

Greville Verney, second son of John Verney of Compton Verney (d. 1707). 2 portraits.

Sir Greville Verney (1648 - 1668), Knight of the Bath. 1 portrait.

Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Bt (1801-1894), Soldier, traveller and MP. 1 portrait.

Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Bt (1881-1974), Lieutenant-Colonel; politician. 5 portraits.

John Verney (1699-1741), Master of the Rolls. 2 portraits.

Sir John Verney, 2nd Bt (1913-1993), Painter, illustrator and author. 1 portrait.

Myra Verney, Actress. 3 portraits.

Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Bt (1879-1959), Lieutenant-Colonel. 1 portrait.

William Verney (1668-1683), Son of Sir Greville Verney. 2 portraits.

Lady Verney. 5 portraits.

Hon. Ambrose Jordan Verney-Cave (1906-), Son of Adrian Verney-Cave, 6th Baron Bray. 1 portrait.

George Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon (1803-1866), Commentator on Dante. 1 portrait.

George John Warren Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon (1803-1866), Politician and Dante scholar. 1 portrait.

George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon, 8th Baron Vernon (1888-1915), Diplomat; Landowner. 1 portrait.

Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral. 4 portraits.

Elaine Vernon, Actress and dancer. 8 portraits.

George Vernon (1635-1702), Built Sudbury Hall. 1 portrait.

George Granville Venables Vernon (1785-1861), MP for Lichfield. 1 portrait.

Harriet Vernon (1851 or 1852-1923), Actress and vocalist. 1 portrait.

Henry Albermarle Vernon (1879-1943), Brigadier-General. 2 portraits.

Horace Middleton Vernon (1870-1951), Lecturer in Chemical Physiology, Oxford. 1 portrait.

James Vernon (1646-1727), Secretary of State. 2 portraits.

Joseph Vernon (1738?-1782), Actor. 2 portraits.

Mary (née Kirke), Lady Vernon (after 1646-1711), Courtier; wife of Sir Thomas Vernon of Hodnet, Bt. 3 portraits.

Sir (William) Norman Vernon, 3rd Bt (1890-1967), Managing Director of Spillers Ltd. 1 portrait.

Robert Vernon (1774-1849), Patron and art collector. 1 portrait.

R. Vernon. 1 portrait.

Thomas Vernon (1654–1721), Law reporter and politician. 1 portrait.

W.H. Vernon (1834-1905), Actor, director and stage manager. 1 portrait.

Caroline Mary Vernon Harcourt (née Peachey) (circa 1790-1871), Wife of Leveson Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of York; daughter of John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey. 1 portrait.

Arthur Woollgar Verrall (1851-1912), Classical scholar. 2 portraits.

M.F. Verrall. 2 portraits.

Antonio Verrio (1639?-1707), Decorative painter. 1 portrait.

Renée Verrue, Actress. 2 portraits.

George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. 5 portraits.

James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam (1775-1845), Politician. 3 portraits.

James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (1809-1895), MP for Hertfordshire. 1 portrait.

James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam (1880-1949), Electrical engineer. 2 portraits.

Susan Anne Vesey (née Armstrong-Jones), Viscountess de Vesci (died 1986), Daughter of Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones; wife of John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci. 1 portrait.

Lady Cecily Kathleen Vesey (née Browne), Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary (1951- ) and wife of Hon. Thomas Vesey; daughter of 5th Earl of Kenmare. 2 portraits.

Hon. Dorothy Vesey (died 1961), Wife of Sir Osbert Eustace Vesey. 5 portraits.

Elizabeth Vesey (1715?-1791), Blue-stocking and hostess. 1 portrait.

Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey (1876-1975), General. 4 portraits.

John Eustace Vesey (1919-), Lieutenant. 3 portraits.

Brian Percy Seymour Vesey-Fitzgerald (1900-1981), Author. 2 portraits.

John Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald (died 1932), Recorder of Tenterden. 3 portraits.

Seymour Gonne Vesey-Fitzgerald (1884-1954), Barrister-at-Law. 2 portraits.

William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey (1859-1940), Director of Union Cold Storage Company. 2 portraits.

Hon. Leonard Vestey (1888-1954), Captain; Third son of 1st Baron Vestey. 2 portraits.

Gaetano Apoline Balthazar Vestris (1729-1808), Dancing master. 3 portraits.

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Bartolozzi; later Mathews) (1797-1856), 'Madame Vestris', actress and singer; married firstly Armand Vestris, secondly Charles James Mathews. 10 portraits.

Marie Auguste Vestris (1760-1842), Dancer. 3 portraits.

Jack Vettriano (1954-), Painter. 1 portrait.

Louis Veuillot (1813-1883), Journalist and man of letters. 1 portrait.

Paule Vézelay (Marjorie Watson-Williams) (1892-1984), Artist. 1 portrait.

Jane Elizabeth ('Eliza') Vezin (née Thomson; later Young) (1827-1902), Actress. 1 portrait.

Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), Actor. 3 portraits.

Sir Philip Louis Vian (1894-1968), Admiral of the Fleet. 10 portraits.

Alfonsus Viana (died 1570), Jesuit Missionary. 1 portrait.

Carmen Viana. 2 portraits.

Samuel Philip Viant (1882-1964), Politician. 1 portrait.

Julien Viaud (1850-1923), 'Pierre Loti'; French novelist. 1 portrait.

Florence Vicaise, Model. 1 portrait.

Sir Arthur Edward Vicars (1864-1921), Archaeologist. 1 portrait.

Captain Vicars (floruit 1786), Officer in the 7th Regiment of Foot; the handsomest man among 10,000. 1 portrait.

Thomas Vicary (died 1561), Surgeon. 1 portrait.

Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie) (1957-1979), Musician. 2 portraits.

Sir Godfrey Russell Vick (1892-1958), Judge. 14 portraits.

Graham Vick (1953-), Founder and Artistic Director, Birmingham Opera Company (formerly City of Birmingham Touring Opera). 1 portrait.

Joan Helen Vickers, Baroness Vickers (1907-1994), Politician. 3 portraits.

Sir (Charles) Geoffrey Vickers (1894-1982), Colonel, chairman of industries. 2 portraits.

Hugo Ralph Vickers (1951-), Author, reviewer, broadcaster and lecturer. 1 portrait.

Roy Vickers, Author. 1 portrait.

Prince Victor Jerome Frederic Napoléon (1862-1926), Leader of French Bonapartist party. 1 portrait.

Josephine Victor (born 1885), Actress. 4 portraits.

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. 333 portraits.

Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (1786-1861), Mother of Queen Victoria. 25 portraits.

Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901), Consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, King of Prussia; Eldest child of Queen Victoria. 80 portraits.

Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary of Wales (1868-1935), Fourth child of King Edward VII. 34 portraits.

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870-1948), Daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; granddaughter of Queen Victoria. 21 portraits.

Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie, Marchioness of Milford-Haven (1863-1950), Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of Prince Louis of Battenberg (later 1st Marquess). 12 portraits.

Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia (1876-1936), Daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; wife of Grand-Duke Kirill of Russia. 7 portraits.

Alexander Roper Vidler (1899-1991), Historian and Dean of King's College, Cambridge and Canon of Windsor. 3 portraits.

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), Violinist and composer. 1 portrait.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun (1755-1842), Artist. 3 portraits.

Count Viggo of Rosenborg (1893-1970), Son of Prince Waldemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of France. 4 portraits.

Charles Malcom Vignoles (1901-1961), Director of Remploy Ltd. 1 portrait.

Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785-1840), Zoologist. 1 portrait.

Princess Sonia Amalia Alliata of Villafranca (née de Ortuzar Ovalle) (1892-1981), Opera singer; wife of Prince Enrico Alliata of Villafranca; daughter of Don Carlos de Ortuzar. 2 portraits.

Juan de Villagarcia (floruit 1556), Dominican friar. 1 portrait.

Jose Villalba Rubio (born 1889), Spanish general, minister of war. 1 portrait.

Juan de Tassis, Count of Villa Mediana, Delegate at the Somerset House Conference. 1 portrait.

Lady Victoria Alexandrina Villiers (née Innes-Ker) (1877-1970), Daughter of 7th Duke of Roxburghe; wife of Charles Hyde Villiers. 5 portraits.

Augustus Villiers (1810-1847), Soldier; son of 5th Earl of Jersey. 1 portrait.

Charles Hyde Villiers (died 1947), Lieutenant-Colonel. 3 portraits.

Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898), Politician. 4 portraits.

Sir (Francis) Edward Earle Villiers (1889-1967), Colonial administrator. 2 portraits.

Hon. Elaine Augusta Villiers (née Guest) (later Hon. Mrs Hunter), Former wife of Ernest Amherst Villiers and third wife of Robert Lewin Hunter; Daughter of 1st Baron Wimborne. 4 portraits.

Lord Francis Villiers (1629-1648), Son of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. 2 portraits.

Sir Francis Hyde Villiers (1852-1925), Ambassador. 4 portraits.

Frederick Villiers (1815-1871), Son of George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey. 1 portrait.

Henry Montagu Villiers (1813-1861), Bishop of Carlisle and of Durham. 1 portrait.

Lady Clementina Augusta Wellington Villiers (died 1858), Daughter of George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey. 2 portraits.

Lilian Clare de Villiers Graaff (née Thomson), Daughter of Sir George Paget Thomson; wife of Jan de Villiers Graaff. 4 portraits.

Marjorie Villis, Actress and singer. 7 portraits.

Charles Vince (1824-1874), Baptist minister; Father of Charles Anthony Vince. 1 portrait.

Amanda Vincent. 1 portrait.

Sir Berkeley Vincent (1871-1963), Brigadier-General. 3 portraits.

Christine Emily (née Board), Lady Vincent (died 1949), Wife of Sir Percy Vincent, 1st Bt. 8 portraits.

George Vincent (1796-1836?), Landscape painter. 1 portrait.

George Vincent (died 1876), Actor. 3 portraits.

Henry Vincent (1813-1878), Radical. 1 portrait.

H.H. Vincent (Henry Hyam Vincent Barnett) (1848-1913), Actor and stage manager. 2 portraits.

Sir (Charles Edward) Howard Vincent (1849-1908), Politician and first Director of Criminal Investigation at Scotland Yard. 4 portraits.

Kathleen Vincent, Actress. 5 portraits.

Nathaniel Vincent (1637/8–1697), Nonconformist minister. 2 portraits.

Sir Percy Vincent, 1st Bt (1868-1943), Lord Mayor of London 1935. 5 portraits.

Ruth Vincent (1877-1955), Actress and singer. 14 portraits.

William Vincent (1739-1815), Dean of Westminster. 5 portraits.

Stella Vine (née Melissa Robson) (1969-), Painter. 1 portrait.

Mrs Charles Viner (floruit 1870s), Actress. 1 portrait.

Darrell James Viner (1946-2001), Artist. 2 portraits.

Sydney Howard Vines (1849-1934), Botanist. 2 portraits.

Sir William Joshua Vines (1916-), Managing Director of Inéernational Wool Secretariat. 2 portraits.

Frances Pennington Hopwood Viney (née Hopwood) (1895-), Wife of Arnold Viney; daughter of 1st Baron Southborough. 3 portraits.

Oscar Vaughan Viney (1886-1976), Colonel and High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. 2 portraits.

Fanny Elizabeth Vining. 1 portrait.

George James Vining (1824-1875), Actor. 4 portraits.

Johannot Vining (floruit 1813-1827), Actress and dancer. 1 portrait.

Igor Vinogradoff (1901-1987), Historian; son of Sir Paul Vinogradoff. 22 portraits.

Julian Ottoline Vinogradoff (née Morrell) (1906-1989), Daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell; married firstly Sir Victor Goodman, secondly Igor Vinogradoff. 408 portraits.

Sir Paul Gavrilovitch Vinogradoff (1854-1925), Jurist and historian. 1 portrait.

Doris Vinson, Actress. 8 portraits.

John Alfred Vinter (1828?-1905), Portrait painter and printmaker. 1 portrait.

Joseph Hyacinthe Charles du Houx, marquis de Vioménil (1734-1827). 1 portrait.

Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), Fashion designer. 1 portrait.

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902), Doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician. 1 portrait.

Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), Composer. 1 portrait.

John Virtue (1947-), Painter and etcher. 1 portrait.

Cor Visser (1903-1982). 1 portrait.

'Vitebsky', Pianist. 1 portrait.

Monica Vitti (1931-), Actress. 1 portrait.

François Vivares (1709-1782), Landscape-engraver. 3 portraits.

Juan Lewis Vives (1492-1540), Theologian and teacher. 1 portrait.

Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian (1775-1842), Lieutenant-General. 3 portraits.

Hussey Crespigny Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian (1834-1893), Diplomatist. 1 portrait.

Victoria Ruth Mary Rosamund Vivian (née Oliphant), Lady Vivian (died 1985), Daughter of Henry Gerrard Laurence Oliphant; wife of Sir Anthony Crespigny Claude Vivian, 5th Baron Vivian. 12 portraits.

Nicholas Crespigney Laurance Vivian, 6th Baron Vivian (1935-2004), Son of 5th Baron Vivian. 7 portraits.

Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian (1834-1926), Politician and army officer. 1 portrait.

Caroline Elizabeth Vivian (née Cholmeley) (diec 1868), Second wife of Henry Hussey Vivian, later 1st Baron Swansea. 1 portrait.

George Vivian (1798-1873), Connoisseur. 3 portraits.

Jacqueline Vivian (née Wingfield) (1936-), Daughter of Lady Norah Wingfield (née Jellicoe); married Anthony Chester Vivian. 4 portraits.

John Vivian (1756-1828). 1 portrait.

John Cranch Walker Vivian (1818-1879), MP. 2 portraits.

John Henry Vivian (1785-1855), MP for Swansea. 1 portrait.

(Annie) Mona (Jessie) Vivian, Actress, revue star. 7 portraits.

Ralph Vivian (1845-1924), Soldier. 1 portrait.

Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880-1958), Registrar General. 3 portraits.

Captain Vivian. 1 portrait.

William Vizard (1774-1859), Solicitor to Queen Caroline. 1 portrait.

Mr Vizer. 1 portrait.

Henry Vizetelly (1820-1894), Wood engraver and publisher. 1 portrait.

Vladimir Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1847-1909), Son of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. 1 portrait.

Pierre Vladimiroff (1893-1970), Dancer; husband of Felia Doubrovska. 8 portraits.

Hon. Janet Diana Vlassopulos (née Allanson-Winn) (1932-), Daughter of 7th Baron Headley; married Anthony John Vlassopulos (divorced 1969). 3 portraits.

Henry Townsend Vodden (1887-1960), Bishop of Hull. 2 portraits.

Violet Agnes Vodden (née Dodsworth), Wife of Rt Rev Henry Townsend Vodden. 1 portrait.

Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), French poet. 3 portraits.

Natasha Vojnovic (1979-), Fashion model. 1 portrait.

Frederick Mortimer Vokes (1846-1888), Actor and dancer. 2 portraits.

Jessie Catherine Biddulph Vokes (1851-1884), Actress and dancer. 3 portraits.

(Theodocia) Rosina Vokes (1854-1894), Actress and dancer. 4 portraits.

Victoria Rosaline Sarah Vokes (1850 or 1853-1894), Actress. 4 portraits.

Walter Vokes (Walter Fawdon) (circa 1844-1904), Actor. 1 portrait.

William Vokins (1815-1895), Art dealer. 1 portrait.

Deborah Volar, Actress. 11 portraits.

Alexandre Volinine (née Aleksandr Volinin) (1882-1955), Dancer and teacher. 14 portraits.

Constantin François Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney (1757-1820), Traveller and author. 1 portrait.

Madame Volpini (floruit 1863-1878), Opera singer. 1 portrait.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Anastasio Volta (1745-1827), Physicist. 1 portrait.

Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet) (1694-1778), French writer and satirist. 6 portraits.

Hans Moritz von Brühl (1736-1809), Ambassador to England. 2 portraits.

Beatrice von Brunner (1892-1955), Actress. 14 portraits.

Grace Von Brunner, Actress. 2 portraits.

June Von Brunner, Actress. 9 portraits.

Herbert Von Dirksen (1882-1955), German ambassador, political writer. 1 portrait.

Sir Stanley Brenton Von Donop (1860-1941), Major-general. 4 portraits.

Count Alexander Von Hochberg (1905-), Son of 15th Prince of Pless. 3 portraits.

Beatrice Von Holthois. 2 portraits.

Carl Alexander Anselm, Baron von Hügel (1795-1870), Naturalist and traveller. 2 portraits.

Countess Elizabeth von Ilsemann (née Bentinck) (1892-1971), Daughter of Count Godard Bentinck; married Sigurd von Ilsemann. 1 portrait.

Wilhelm-Viktor von Ilsemann (1921-), Grandson of Count Godard Bentinck. 3 portraits.

Adolf Von Menzel (1815-1905), German realist painter. 1 portrait.

Rudolf Carl von Slatin, Baron (and Pasha) von Slatin (1857-1932), Administrator in the Sudan. 1 portrait.

Baroness von Stein, Friend of Goethe. 1 portrait.

Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969), Film director. 1 portrait.

Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786-1826), Composer. 1 portrait.

Carol Jean Vorderman (1960-), Broadcaster, television presenter and civil engineer. 2 portraits.

Lucas Vorsterman (1595-1675), Engraver. 4 portraits.

Mrs Voss, Mistress of Sir Godfrey Kneller; mother of Catherine (Agnes) Huckle. 4 portraits.

Gerardus Joannes Vossius (1577–1649), Humanist scholar and author. 2 portraits.

Simon Vouet (1590-1649), Artist. 2 portraits.

Sir Francis Minchin Voules (1867-1947), Solicitor, industrial chairman. 9 portraits.

Louise Renée (née Rol), Lady Voules, 2nd wife of Sir Francis Minchin Voules. 4 portraits.

Peter Vowell (died 1654), Teacher, Martyr. 2 portraits.

Charles Voysey (1828-1912), Theistic preacher. 1 portrait.

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941), Architect and designer. 9 portraits.

Diana Vreeland (1901-1989), Fashion editor. 3 portraits.

Colwyn Edward Vulliamy (1886-1971), Author. 1 portrait.

Lady Doris Vyner (née Gordon-Lennox) (1896-1980), 2nd daughter of 8th Duke of Richmond and Gordon; Wife of Clare George Vyner. 1 portrait.

Charles Vyner (circa 1666-1688), Son of Sir Robert Vyner. 1 portrait.

Mary, Lady Vyner (died 1674), Wife of Sir Robert Vyner; widow of Sir Thomas Hyde. 1 portrait.

Reginald Arthur Vyner (1839-1870), Politician. 1 portrait.

Sir Robert Vyner (Viner), Bt (1631-1688), Goldsmith and banker; Lord Mayor of London. 3 portraits.

Hon. Theodosia Vyner. 2 portraits.

Sir Thomas Vyner, 1st Bt (1588-1665), Banker and Lord Mayor of London. 1 portrait.