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Gilbert Adams

Gilbert Adams

1906-1996
Photographer and artist
Sitter associated with 11 portraits | Artist associated with 33 portraits
John Couch Adams

John Couch Adams

1819-1892
Astronomer and mathematician
Sitter in 3 portraits
Marcus Adams

Marcus Adams

1875-1959
Photographer
Sitter in 33 portraits | Artist associated with 151 portraits
Gillian Ayres

Gillian Ayres

1930-2018
Painter, mural artist and teacher
Sitter in 5 portraits
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

1912-2004
Painter; founder member of the Penwith Society of Artists
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Bligh

William Bligh

1754-1817
Admiral and explorer; captain of the Bounty
Sitter in 5 portraits
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

1778-1868
Lord Chancellor
Sitter associated with 280 portraits
Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

1833-1898
Painter and designer
Sitter in 24 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait
Sir William Menzies Coldstream

Sir William Menzies Coldstream

1908-1987
Painter
Sitter in 22 portraits
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt

Sir Humphry Davy, Bt

1778-1829
Natural philosopher
Sitter in 20 portraits
Daphne Du Maurier

Daphne Du Maurier

1907-1989
Writer
Sitter in 24 portraits
Ian Dury

Ian Dury

1942-2000
Singer, songwriter and actor; member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Passmore Edwards

John Passmore Edwards

1823-1911
Newspaper editor and philanthropist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Henry Havelock Ellis

Henry Havelock Ellis

1859-1939
Physician and psychologist
Sitter in 17 portraits
Stanhope Alexander Forbes

Stanhope Alexander Forbes

1857-1947
Genre painter
Sitter in 4 portraits
Terry Frost

Terry Frost

1915-2003
Artist and teacher of art
Sitter in 13 portraits | Artist of 3 portraits
Helen Glover

Helen Glover

1986-
Rower
Sitter in 1 portrait
Gluck

Gluck

1895-1978
Painter
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist of 2 portraits
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

1645-1712
Financier
Sitter in 16 portraits
William Golding

William Golding

1911-1993
Writer
Sitter in 8 portraits