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Johnson Gideon Beharry

Johnson Gideon Beharry

1979-
Soldier; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 2 portraits
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

1868-1926
Traveller, spy and archaeologist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Zaha Hadid

Dame Zaha Hadid

1950-2016
Architect
Sitter in 6 portraits
Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson

1944-
General and Chief of the General Staff
Sitter in 3 portraits
Jon Snow

Jon Snow

1947-
Television presenter
Sitter in 2 portraits
Dame Freya Madeline Stark

Dame Freya Madeline Stark

1893-1993
Traveller and writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Robert Lubbock Bensly

Robert Lubbock Bensly

1831-1893
Hebrew, Syriac and biblical scholar
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
Sir Edwin Arthur Chapman-Andrews

Sir Edwin Arthur Chapman-Andrews

1903-1980
Diplomat
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir (Robert) Stewart Crawford

Sir (Robert) Stewart Crawford

1913-2002
Diplomat
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Joseph Crisham

William Joseph Crisham

1906-1987
Air Vice-Marshal
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Cureton

William Cureton

1808-1864
Syriac scholar
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham

Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham

1960-
Surgeon and Professor of Surgery
Sitter in 1 portrait
Robert Davies-Colley

Robert Davies-Colley

1881-1955
Consultant surgeon
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs

Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs

1871-1934
Administrator in India and Iraq
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Charles Empson

Sir Charles Empson

1898-1983
Diplomat
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Sassoon Eskell

Sir Sassoon Eskell

1860-1932
Politician and financier
Sitter in 5 portraits
Faisal I, King of Iraq

Faisal I, King of Iraq

1885-1933
Reigned 1921-33
Sitter in 1 portrait
Faisal II, King of Iraq

Faisal II, King of Iraq

1935-1958
King of Iraq, reigned 1939-58
Sitter in 24 portraits

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