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John Abernethy

1680-1740
Dissenting minister
Sitter in 3 portraits

William Alexander

1824-1911
Anglican Archbishop of Armagh
Sitter in 5 portraits

Alexandrina Louisa Maud (née Vane-Tempest-Stewart), Viscountess Allendale

1863-1945
Wife of 1st Viscount Allendale; daughter of 5th Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 4 portraits

William George Aston

1841-1911
Japanese scholar
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Bt

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

Robert Bateson

1816-1843
Conservative politician; MP for County Londonderry
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir John Poo Beresford, 1st Bt

1766-1844
Admiral and Conservative politician: MP for Coleraine, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northallerton and Chatham
Sitter in 3 portraits

Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol

1730-1803
Bishop of Derry
Sitter in 3 portraits

Charles Byrne

1761-1783
Irish giant
Sitter in 4 portraits

Joyce Cary

1888-1957
Novelist and poet
Sitter in 4 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait

George Alexander Chadwick

1840-1923
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Robert ('Robin') Chichester-Clark

1928-2016
Politician; MP for Londonderry
Sitter in 1 portrait

Adam Clarke

1762?-1832
Theologian
Sitter in 6 portraits

Nadine Coyle

1985-
Singer; member of Girls Aloud
Sitter in 1 portrait

George Robert Dawson

1790-1856
Financial secretary to the Treasury and Conservative politician; MP for Londonderry
Sitter in 3 portraits

John de Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere

1732-1812
Irish Secretary of State
Sitter in 1 portrait

John de Blaquiere, 4th Baron de Blaquiere

1812-1871
Army officer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Eleanor Amelia (née Jolliffe), Lady de Blaquiere

1828-1894
Second wife of 4th Baron de Blaquiere; daughter of 1st Baron Hylton
Sitter in 3 portraits

William Barnard de Blaquiere, 5th Baron de Blaquiere

1814-1889
Naval captain
Sitter in 2 portraits

Peter Dermot Doherty

1913-1990
Footballer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Agnes Gertrude Blanche Durell (née King), Lady Elphinstone of Glack

died 1961
First wife of Sir Alexander Logie Elphinstone of Glack, 10th Bt; daughter of T. E. Charles King
Sitter in 4 portraits

Amelia Earhart

1897-1937
Airwoman
Sitter in 1 portrait

George Farquhar

1678-1707
Dramatist
Sitter in 3 portraits

William Foy

1791-1871
Portrait painter
Artist associated with 1 portrait

Seamus Heaney

1939-2013
Poet and Nobel Prize winner
Sitter in 24 portraits

Ezekiel Hopkins

1634-1690
Bishop of Derry
Sitter in 4 portraits

John Hume

1937-2020
Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; politician; leader of the SDLP; MP for Foyle; MEP for Northern Ireland
Sitter in 1 portrait

Ruth Maria Kelly

1968-
Economist; Senior Manager of HSBC and Politician; MP for Bolton West
Sitter in 1 portrait

Alexander Knox

1757-1831
Theological writer
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Knox

born 1756
Principal of the Diocesan School Londonderry
Sitter in 1 portrait

Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry

1739-1821
Politician and landowner
Sitter in 1 portrait

Amelia Anne Stewart (née Hobart), Marchioness of Londonderry (Lady Castlereagh)

1772-1829
Wife of 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
Sitter in 3 portraits

Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry

1778-1854
Soldier and diplomat
Sitter associated with 43 portraits

Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry

1800-1865
Society hostess and businesswoman; 2nd wife of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 7 portraits

Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry

1805-1872
Conservative politician; MP for County Down
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry

1821-1884
Businessman, diplomat and Conservative politician; MP for North Durham
Sitter associated with 6 portraits

Mary Cornelia (née Edwards), Marchioness of Londonderry

1826-1906
Wife of 5th Marquess of Londonderry; daughter of Sir John Edwards, 1st Bt
Sitter in 2 portraits

Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry

1852-1915
Viceroy of Ireland
Sitter in 12 portraits

Theresa Susey Helen (née Talbot), Marchioness of Londonderry

1856-1919
Conservative hostess and first president of the Ulster women's unionist council; wife of 6th Marquess of Londonderry; daughter of 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
Sitter in 10 portraits

Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry

1878-1949
Politician and Secretary of State for Air
Sitter in 41 portraits

Edith Helen (née Chaplin), Marchioness of Londonderry

1878-1959
Political hostess and writer; Colonel-in-Chief of the Women's Volunteer Reserve
Sitter in 12 portraits

Edward Charles Stewart Robert Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry

1902-1955
Politician and Arsenal chairman
Sitter in 5 portraits

Romaine Vane-Tempest-Stewart (née Combe), Marchioness of Londonderry

died 1951
Wife of 8th Marquis of Londonderry
Sitter in 1 portrait

Nicolette Elaine Katherine (née Harrison), Marchioness of Londonderry

circa 1941-1993
Former wife of 9th Marquess of Londonderry, and later wife of Georgie Fame; daughter of Michael Harrison
Sitter in 9 portraits

Doreen Patricia Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry

1937-
Ballet dancer and actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Arthur David McCormick

1860-1943
Illustrator and painter
Sitter associated with 1 portrait | Artist associated with 1 portrait

Sir Basil Alexander Talbot McFarland, 2nd Bt

1898-1986
Mayor of Londonderry and businessman
Sitter in 9 portraits

Frances Anne Emily Churchill (née Vane), Duchess of Marlborough

1822-1899
Wife of 7th Duke of Marlborough; daughter of 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 6 portraits

William Ferguson Massey

1856-1925
Prime Minister of New Zealand; plenipotentiary at the 1919 Peace Conference
Sitter in 15 portraits

John Mitchel

1815-1875
Irish patriot
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Sampson

1764-1836
Irish nationalist and jurist
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir David Semple

1856-1937
Army medic and bacteriologist; founder of the Pasteur Institute of India
Sitter in 2 portraits

Constantia Smithson (née Hare)

died 1726
Daughter of 2nd Baron Coleraine; second wife of Hugh Smithson
Sitter in 3 portraits

Lady Maureen Helen Stanley (née Vane-Tempest-Stewart)

1900-1942
Socialite; wife of Oliver Frederick George Stanley; daughter of 7th Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Charles Augustus Tegart

1881-1946
Police officer in India
Sitter in 2 portraits

Hugh Miller Thompson

1830-1902
Bishop of Mississippi
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles Thomson

1729-1824
Secretary to United States Congress; translator of the bible
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Henry Torrens

1779-1828
General
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lady Avarina Mary Vane-Tempest

1857-1873
Daughter of 5th Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 2 portraits

Lady Frances Cornelia Harriet Emily Vane-Tempest

1850-1872
Daughter of 5th Marquess of Londonderry
Sitter in 1 portrait