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- place 'Cheshire'

Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

1933-
Broadcaster, writer and life peer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow

1971-
Musician, producer, singer and songwriter for 'Take That'
Sitter in 1 portrait
David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

1871-1936
Admiral
Sitter in 20 portraits
Ian Botham

Ian Botham

1955-
Cricketer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Ian Brown

Ian Brown

1963-
Musician; singer for The Stone Roses
Sitter in 1 portrait
Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire

1917-1992
World War II hero and founder of Homes for the Disabled
Sitter in 15 portraits
Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

1968-
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ian Curtis

Ian Curtis

1956-1980
Musician, singer and songwriter for 'Joy Division'
Sitter in 1 portrait
Maxwell Fry

Maxwell Fry

1899-1987
Architect, painter and writer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy

1956-
Artist, sculptor and writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
David Gray

David Gray

1970-
Singer and songwriter
Sitter in 1 portrait
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Baptised 1765-1815
Mistress of Lord Nelson
Sitter in 30 portraits
Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

1936-
Actress and politician; MP for Hampstead & Kilburn
Sitter in 12 portraits
Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard Lovell

Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard Lovell

1913-2012
Radio astronomer
Sitter in 10 portraits
L.S. Lowry

L.S. Lowry

1887-1976
Painter
Sitter in 21 portraits | Artist of 2 portraits
Martin Offiah

Martin Offiah

1966-
Rugby League player
Sitter in 1 portrait
Fred Perry

Fred Perry

1909-1995
Tennis and table-tennis player
Sitter in 25 portraits
Humphry Repton

Humphry Repton

1752-1818
Landscape gardener
Sitter associated with 2 portraits
Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder

1923-2000
Founder of Homes for the Sick and Disabled; wife of (Geoffrey) Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire
Sitter in 4 portraits
Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson

1916-1995
Prime Minister
Sitter in 54 portraits
James Wyatt

James Wyatt

1746-1813
Architect
Sitter in 7 portraits
James Adair

James Adair

died 1798
Recorder of London, Chief Justice of Chester, politician and King's Sergeant
Sitter in 3 portraits
Robert Alstead

Robert Alstead

1873-1946
Politician and Mayor of Wigan
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Edmund Antrobus, 1st Bt

Sir Edmund Antrobus, 1st Bt

died 1826
Fellow of the Royal Society
Sitter in 1 portrait
Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton-of-Hyde

Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton-of-Hyde

1855-1933
Politician and Justice of the Peace
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Thomas Baxter

Sir Thomas Baxter

1878-1951
Chairman of Milk Marketing Board
Sitter in 3 portraits
Christopher Guy Bomford

Christopher Guy Bomford

died 2003
Captain; son of Guy Bomford
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Bridgeman

John Bridgeman

baptised 1577-1652
Bishop of Chester
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport

1903-1989
Lieutenant-Colonel and politician
Sitter associated with 4 portraits
John Bruen

John Bruen

1560-1625
Iconoclast
Sitter in 2 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Moira Buffini

1965-
Playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Edwin Cooper Burgis

Sir Edwin Cooper Burgis

1879-1966
Judge
Sitter in 3 portraits
Hon. Sybil Burnaby (née Cholmondeley)

Hon. Sybil Burnaby (née Cholmondeley)

1871-1911
Daughter of 2nd Baron Delamere
Sitter in 6 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Richard Vernon Higgins Burne

1882-1970
Archdeacon Emeritus and Canon Emeritus of Chester Cathedral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Joan Esther Sybella Campbell (née Pakenham)

Joan Esther Sybella Campbell (née Pakenham)

1904-1998
Justice of the Peace; wife of Hon. Angus Dudley Campbell; daughter of Arthur Pakenham
Sitter in 4 portraits
Thomas Cartwright

Thomas Cartwright

1634-1689
Bishop of Chester
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Chaderton

William Chaderton

1540?-1608
Academic and Bishop of Lincoln and Chester
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester

Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester

circa 1047-1101
Magnate and founder of Chester Abbey
Sitter in 1 portrait
Anne Rachel Pearl (née Douglas-Scott-Montagu), Lady Chichester

Anne Rachel Pearl (née Douglas-Scott-Montagu), Lady Chichester

1921-2015
Auxiliary nurse and magistrate; former wife of Howel Moore-Gwyn, and later wife of Sir John Chichester, 11th Bt
Sitter in 26 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Thomas Chidley

died 1931
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait
William Henry Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marcia Emma Georgiana (née Arbuthnot), Marchioness of Cholmondeley

Marcia Emma Georgiana (née Arbuthnot), Marchioness of Cholmondeley

1804-1878
Wife of 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley; daughter of Hon. Charles Arbuthnot
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley

George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley

1858-1923
Lord Chamberlain
Sitter in 3 portraits
George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley

George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley

1883-1968
Lord Great Chamberlain, peer and Captain
Sitter in 14 portraits
Sybil Rachel Betty (née Sassoon), Marchioness of Cholmondeley

Sybil Rachel Betty (née Sassoon), Marchioness of Cholmondeley

1894-1989
Superintendent of the Women's Royal Naval Service; wife of 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley; daughter of Sir Edward Sassoon
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Clayton (William George Grant)

William Clayton (William George Grant)

circa 1868-1928
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Clements

William Clements

Sitter in 1 portrait
William Samuel Coad

William Samuel Coad

1882-1965
Canon Residentiary, Chester Cathedral
Sitter in 1 portrait
Lady Katherine Coke (née Egerton)

Lady Katherine Coke (née Egerton)

1835-1920
Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary; wife of Hon. Henry John Coke; daughter of 2nd Earl of Wilton of Wilton Castle
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath

John Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath

1908-1988
Politician and Justice of the Peace
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt

1635-1715
Sitter in 4 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, Bt

1695-1748
Politician; MP for Cheshire and Lostwithiel
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Roylance Court

William Roylance Court

1852-1917
Barrister, volunteer major and Justice of the Peace
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Frederic Robert Cox

1905-1985
Singer, composer and Professor of Singing
Sitter in 1 portrait
Margaret Etienne Hannah ('Peggy') Crewe-Milnes (née Primrose), Marchioness of Crewe

Margaret Etienne Hannah ('Peggy') Crewe-Milnes (née Primrose), Marchioness of Crewe

1881-1967
Political hostess; second wife of 1st and last Marquess of Crewe; daughter of 5th Earl of Rosebery
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe

John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe

1742-1829
Politician; MP for Cheshire and Stafford
Sitter in 4 portraits
Frances Anne Crewe (née Greville), Lady Crewe

Frances Anne Crewe (née Greville), Lady Crewe

baptised 1748-1818
Political hostess
Sitter in 12 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait
John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe

John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe

1772-1835
Sitter in 3 portraits
Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe

Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe

1812-1894
Landowner and antiquarian
Sitter in 2 portraits
Douglas Henry Crick

Douglas Henry Crick

1885-1973
Bishop of Chester
Sitter in 13 portraits