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Mary Sophia Allen

Mary Sophia Allen

1878-1964
Founder and Commandant of Women Police in London
Sitter in 2 portraits
Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

1717-1797
Field Marshal
Sitter in 7 portraits
Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

circa 1500-1536
Second Queen of Henry VIII
Sitter associated with 26 portraits
Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves

1515-1557
Fourth Queen of Henry VIII
Sitter associated with 13 portraits
St Anselm

St Anselm

circa 1033-1109
Abbot of Bec and Archbishop of Canterbury
Sitter in 3 portraits
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

1879-1964
Conservative politician; MP for Plymouth Sutton; former wife of R.G. Shaw, and later wife of 2nd Viscount Astor; daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne
Sitter in 39 portraits
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

1834-1913
Banker, scientist, writer and politician; MP for Maidstone and London University
Sitter in 24 portraits
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

1647?-1719
Lord Chancellor
Sitter in 11 portraits
Steve Backley

Steve Backley

1969-
Javelin thrower; Olympian
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Nicholas Bacon

Sir Nicholas Bacon

1510-1579
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
Sitter associated with 14 portraits
Sir Charles Barry

Sir Charles Barry

1795-1860
Architect
Sitter in 8 portraits
Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket

1120?-1170
Archbishop of Canterbury
Sitter in 14 portraits
Peter Blake

Peter Blake

1932-
Painter
Sitter in 15 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Mrs Albert Broom (Christina Livingston)

Mrs Albert Broom (Christina Livingston)

1862-1939
Photographer
Sitter in 4 portraits | Artist associated with 94 portraits
Sir Malcolm Campbell

Sir Malcolm Campbell

1885-1948
Racing motorist; holder of land and water speed records
Sitter in 11 portraits
George Leonard Carey

George Leonard Carey

1935-
Archbishop of Canterbury
Sitter in 1 portrait
Elizabeth Carter

Elizabeth Carter

1717-1806
Scholar and writer
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

1708-1778
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 33 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

1874-1965
Prime Minister
Sitter in 222 portraits
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan

Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan

1909-2000
Archbishop of Canterbury
Sitter in 11 portraits

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