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Harold Acton

Harold Acton

1904-1994
Author
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Maurice Henry Adams

Sir Maurice Henry Adams

1908-1992
Surgeon Major and Rear-Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Adamson

John Adamson

1810-1870
Chemist; brother of Robert Adamson
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Francis Arthur Aglen

Sir Francis Arthur Aglen

1869-1932
Inspector-General Maritime Customs, China
Sitter in 3 portraits
Mrs Ahok

Mrs Ahok

born 1850
Preacher
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir (John) Rutherford Alcock

Sir (John) Rutherford Alcock

1809-1897
Diplomat
Sitter in 5 portraits
Roy Ascott

Roy Ascott

1934-
Artist and teacher
Sitter in 1 portrait
W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden

1907-1973
Poet
Sitter in 43 portraits
J.G. Ballard

J.G. Ballard

1930-2009
Novelist
Sitter in 6 portraits
William Banister

William Banister

1855-1928
Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan, China
Sitter in 1 portrait
Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston

Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston

1858-1919
Major-General
Sitter in 1 portrait
Thomas John Barnardo

Thomas John Barnardo

1845-1905
Philanthropist; founder of Barnardos Homes
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir John Barrow, 1st Bt

Sir John Barrow, 1st Bt

1764-1848
Writer; founder of the Royal Geographical Society
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sir Henry George Outram Bax-Ironside

Sir Henry George Outram Bax-Ironside

1859-1929
Diplomat
Sitter in 3 portraits
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Felice Beato

1832-1909
Photographer and merchant
Artist of 3 portraits
Sir Geoffrey Lawrence Betham

Sir Geoffrey Lawrence Betham

1889-1963
Lieutenant-General and Indian civil servant
Sitter in 1 portrait
Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop

Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop

1832-1904
Philanthropist, writer, traveller and photographer
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Otway Percy Bland

John Otway Percy Bland

1863-1945
Writer and journalist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Maurice Bowra

Sir Maurice Bowra

1898-1971
Classical scholar and writer
Sitter associated with 14 portraits
Sir John Bowring

Sir John Bowring

1792-1872
Political economist, traveller and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong
Sitter in 18 portraits

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