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Experts and connoisseurs


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
Guy Brett

Guy Brett

1942-
Writer on art, lecturer and exhibition organiser
Sitter in 1 portrait
Michael Bryan

Michael Bryan

1757-1821
Art historian and connoisseur; author of Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers
Sitter in 1 portrait
Anne, Lady Carleton

Anne, Lady Carleton

1585?-1627
Art connoisseur; wife of Sir Dudley Carleton
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Hookham Carpenter

William Hookham Carpenter

1792-1866
Connoisseur of prints; Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum; Publisher; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 3 portraits | Artist associated with 3 portraits
Frederick Spencer Chapman

Frederick Spencer Chapman

1907-1971
Explorer, mountaineer, jungle warfare expert and author
Sitter in 11 portraits
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres

1871-1940
Politician, Lord Privy Seal and art connoisseur; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 25 portraits
Sir William Dickson Cruikshank

Sir William Dickson Cruikshank

1845-1929
Authority on Indian banking and currency
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ely Culbertson

Ely Culbertson

1891-1955
Authority on contract bridge; pacifist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey

Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey

1887-1956
Aircraft manufacturer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough

Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough

1760-1838
Paymaster General, art connoisseur, Chief Secretary for Ireland and politician; MP for Rye, Midhurst, Wendover and Haslemere
Sitter in 10 portraits
James Staats Forbes

James Staats Forbes

1823-1904
Railway manager and art connoisseur
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Nicholas Proctor Goodison

Sir Nicholas Proctor Goodison

1934-2021
Financier, arts administrator and connoisseur
Sitter in 2 portraits
Maria Emma Gray

Maria Emma Gray

1787-1876
Conchologist and algologist; wife of John Edward Gray
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir John Hammond

Sir John Hammond

1889-1964
Physiologist and agricultural scientist
Sitter in 10 portraits
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

1923-2011
Director of the Royal Opera House, editor of Opera magazine and president of Leeds United Football Club
Sitter in 64 portraits
William Holwell-Carr

William Holwell-Carr

1758-1830
Priest; art dealer; art collector; painter
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Bt

Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Bt

1749-1838
Art collector, rose cultivator and Conservative politician; MP for Petersfield and Hastings
Sitter in 9 portraits
Peter King, 7th Baron King of Ockham

Peter King, 7th Baron King of Ockham

1775-1833
Authority on currency
Sitter in 7 portraits
John Temple Leader

John Temple Leader

1810-1903
Connoisseur, author and politician; MP for Westminster
Sitter in 12 portraits