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133 People in group

Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt

Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt

1825-1910
Art dealer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel

Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel

1585-1646
Patron of art and collector
Sitter associated with 68 portraits
Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea

Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea

1843-1907
Liberal politician and patron of art
Sitter in 9 portraits | Artist associated with 116 portraits
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt

Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt

1753-1827
Art patron, connoisseur and landscape painter
Sitter associated with 12 portraits
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork

1694-1753
Patron of the arts
Sitter in 10 portraits
Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton

Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton

1837-1909
Brewer, philanthropist, art collector and politician; Liberal MP for Stafford
Sitter in 3 portraits
Samuel Courtauld

Samuel Courtauld

1876-1947
Industrialist and patron of the arts
Sitter in 3 portraits
Alfred Charles de Rothschild

Alfred Charles de Rothschild

1842-1918
Banker; Director of the Bank of England; Trustee of the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection; son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild
Sitter in 7 portraits
Ferdinand James Anselm de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild

Ferdinand James Anselm de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild

1839-1898
Art collector and politician; MP for Aylesbury
Sitter in 6 portraits
Joseph Joel Duveen, Baron Duveen

Joseph Joel Duveen, Baron Duveen

1869-1939
Art dealer and benefactor
Sitter in 8 portraits
Robert Fraser

Robert Fraser

1937-1986
Art dealer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Jean Paul Getty

Jean Paul Getty

1892-1976
US oil executive; Art collector
Sitter in 1 portrait
Peggy Guggenheim

Peggy Guggenheim

1898-1979
Art collector and patron of the arts
Sitter in 4 portraits
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland

Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland

1773-1840
Whig statesman and patron of art and letters
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Thomas Jenkins

Thomas Jenkins

1722-1798
Painter, art dealer and banker in Rome
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist associated with 2 portraits
(Dowrish) Evelyn Louis Joll

(Dowrish) Evelyn Louis Joll

1925-2001
Art dealer
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Kasmin

John Kasmin

1934-
Art dealer
Sitter in 11 portraits
Sir Hugh Percy Lane

Sir Hugh Percy Lane

1875-1915
Art dealer, collector and critic
Sitter in 2 portraits
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne

1737-1805
Prime Minister and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 68 portraits
Ludwig Mond

Ludwig Mond

1839-1909
Chemist and art collector
Sitter in 3 portraits