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Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)

Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)

1877-1957
Leader of the Ismailis and racehorse owner
Sitter in 20 portraits
Camila Batmanghelidjh

Camila Batmanghelidjh

1963-
Psychotherapist; founder of Kids Company
Sitter in 3 portraits
George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

1859-1925
Politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, traveller and viceroy of India
Sitter associated with 34 portraits
Sue Davies

Sue Davies

1933-2020
Founder and director of the Photographers' Gallery
Sitter in 3 portraits
Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili

1965-
Comedian, actor, producer and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian

Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian

1896-1972
Philanthropist and Bon Vivant
Sitter in 11 portraits
Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing

1919-2013
Writer; Nobel Prize winner
Sitter in 16 portraits
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran

1919-1980
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
Sitter in 12 portraits
Jon Snow

Jon Snow

1947-
Television presenter
Sitter in 1 portrait
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

1944-
Professor of Politics; life peer
Sitter in 1 portrait
James Edward Alexander

James Edward Alexander

1803-1885
Soldier and author
Sitter in 1 portrait
Avicenna

Avicenna

circa 980-1037
Physician, philosopher and a scientist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Henry George Outram Bax-Ironside

Sir Henry George Outram Bax-Ironside

1859-1929
Diplomat
Sitter in 3 portraits
Stuart Holman Biddlecombe

Stuart Holman Biddlecombe

1879-1944
Vicar of Kew
Sitter in 3 portraits
Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop

Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop

1832-1904
Philanthropist, writer, traveller and photographer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman

Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman

1884-1968
Diplomat
Sitter in 2 portraits
Joe Brown

Joe Brown

1930-2020
Mountaineer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Reader William Bullard

Sir Reader William Bullard

1885-1976
Diplomat
Sitter in 3 portraits
Robert Byron

Robert Byron

1905-1941
Travel writer, art historian and critic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock

Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock

1849-1928
Diplomat
Sitter in 1 portrait