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Louisa Jane (née Russell), Duchess of Abercorn

1812-1905
Wife of 1st Duke of Abercorn; daughter of 6th Duke of Bedford
Sitter in 6 portraits

Harold Abrahams

1899-1978
Sprinter; Olympian
Sitter in 5 portraits

Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin

circa 1626-1685
Lord Chamberlain
Sitter in 7 portraits

Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury

1655-1747
Jacobite and courtier
Sitter in 1 portrait

Harold Gwynne Allen

1874-1960
Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff, Bedfordshire
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir (William) Kenneth Gwynne Allen

1907-2000
Engineer and president of the British Engineers Association
Sitter in 2 portraits

Tony Ally

1973-
Diver; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Clive Barker

1940-
Sculptor
Sitter in 3 portraits | Artist of 5 portraits

Ronnie Barker

1929-2005
Actor and comedian
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Lumsden Barkway

1878-1968
Bishop of St Andrews
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Barnett

1802-1890
Composer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Edward Bawden

1903-1989
Painter and illustrator
Sitter in 12 portraits | Artist of 2 portraits

Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby

1443-1509
Mother of Henry VII
Sitter associated with 20 portraits

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford

1616-1700
Soldier and Privy Counsellor
Sitter associated with 16 portraits

Anne Russell (née Carr), Countess of Bedford

1615-1684
Former wife of William Russell, 5th Earl, and later wife of 1st Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 10 portraits

Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford

1680-1711
Sitter associated with 6 portraits

Elizabeth Russell (née Howland), Duchess of Bedford

1682-1724
First wife of Wriothesley, 2nd Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford

1708-1732
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

1710-1771
Statesman
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

Diana Russell (née Spencer), Duchess of Bedford

1710-1735
First wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Gertrude Russell (née Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Bedford

1718 or 1719-1794
Second wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 2 portraits

Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford

1765-1802
Whig politician and agriculturist
Sitter associated with 39 portraits

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

1766-1839
Landowner; Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
Sitter associated with 26 portraits

Georgiana (née Byng), Lady Russell

1768-1801
First wife of 6th Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 2 portraits

Georgiana Russell (née Gordon), Duchess of Bedford

1781-1853
Second wife of 6th Duke of Bedford
Sitter associated with 9 portraits

Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford

1788-1861
Statesman
Sitter in 3 portraits

Anna Maria Russell (née Stanhope), Duchess of Bedford

1783-1857
Lady of the Bedchamber
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford

1809-1872
Politician; MP for Tavistock
Sitter in 1 portrait

Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford

1819-1891
Agriculturalist
Sitter in 4 portraits

Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford

1858-1940
Zoologist
Sitter in 8 portraits

Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford

1888-1953
Evangelical Christian and pacifist
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford

1917-2002
Landowner and businessman
Sitter in 11 portraits

Claire Gwendolyn Hollway Russell (née Bridgman), Marchioness of Tavistock

died 1945
Former wife of Kenneth Chammney Walpole Holloway, and later wife of 13th Duke of Bedford; daughter of John Bridgman
Sitter in 7 portraits

Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford

1940-2003
Director, London Pacific Group Ltd (formerly Berkeley Govett & Co. Ltd)
Sitter in 7 portraits

Henrietta Joan (née Tiarks), Duchess of Bedford

1940-
Wife of 14th Duke of Bedford; daughter of Henry Frederic Tiarks
Sitter in 10 portraits

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford

1486?-1555
Lord High Admiral
Sitter associated with 9 portraits

Anne Russell (née Sapcote), Countess of Bedford

died 1559
Former wife of John Broughton and of Sir Richard Jerningham, and later wife of 1st Earl of Bedford; daughter of Sir Guy Sapcote
Sitter in 1 portrait

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

1526 or 1527-1585
Magnate
Sitter associated with 6 portraits

Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford

1572-1627
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

circa 1581-1627
Courtier and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 9 portraits

Catherine Russell (née Bridges), Countess of Bedford

1594-1657
Wife of 4th Earl of Bedford
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Thomas Belsham

1750-1829
Unitarian minister
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Brereton

1782-1862
Headmaster of Bedford Grammar School
Sitter in 1 portrait

Robert Brett

1808-1874
Surgeon and tractarian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Amy Katherine Browning

1881-1978
Painter and teacher
Sitter in 4 portraits

Clive Bunker

1946-
Musician; drummer for Jethro Tull
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Bunyan

1628-1688
Author of 'The Pilgrim's Progress'
Sitter associated with 25 portraits

William Burges

1827-1881
Architect and designer
Sitter in 3 portraits

John Burgoyne

1722-1792
'Gentleman Johnny'; soldier and dramatist
Sitter in 8 portraits

Frederick Burnaby

1842-1885
Soldier, traveller and balloonist
Sitter in 10 portraits

John Byng

1704-1757
Admiral
Sitter in 3 portraits

John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes

1772-1849
Peer and politician; MP for Bath
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir William Chambers

1722-1796
Architect
Sitter in 16 portraits

Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard

1886-1959
Polar explorer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Ben Chilwell

1996-
Footballer
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Gibson Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston

1917-2004
Politician and major
Sitter in 2 portraits

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland

1591-1667
Son of Anne (Hopton), Lady Pope and Henry Wentworth, 3rd Lord Wentworth
Sitter in 1 portrait

Wellington Henry Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere

1818-1891
Soldier and landowner
Sitter in 2 portraits

Joseph Corré

1967-
Businessman; son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren
Sitter in 1 portrait

Francis Coulson

1919-1998
Chef and restaurateur
Sitter in 1 portrait