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Robert Adam

Robert Adam

1728-1792
Architect
Sitter in 2 portraits
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

1608-1670
Soldier and statesman
Sitter associated with 49 portraits
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

1879-1964
Conservative politician; MP for Plymouth Sutton; former wife of R.G. Shaw, and later wife of 2nd Viscount Astor; daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne
Sitter in 39 portraits
Gillian Ayres

Gillian Ayres

1930-2018
Painter, mural artist and teacher
Sitter in 5 portraits
George Parker Bidder

George Parker Bidder

1806-1878
Engineer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield

Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield

1856-1942
Architect
Sitter in 14 portraits
Derek Boshier

Derek Boshier

1937-
Artist
Sitter in 2 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Ben Bradshaw

Ben Bradshaw

1960-
Politician; MP for Exeter and radio reporter
Sitter in 2 portraits
Capability Brown

Capability Brown

1716-1783
Landscape gardener
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Burges

William Burges

1827-1881
Architect and designer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton

1821-1890
Explorer and writer
Sitter in 10 portraits
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

1890-1976
Writer; former wife of Archibald Christie, and later wife of Sir Max Mallowan
Sitter in 27 portraits
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1772-1834
Poet
Sitter in 10 portraits
Peter Cook

Peter Cook

1937-1995
Comedian
Sitter in 25 portraits
Richard Cosway

Richard Cosway

1742-1821
Miniature painter
Sitter in 16 portraits | Artist associated with 98 portraits
Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire

1757-1806
Beauty and leader of Whig society; first wife of 5th Duke of Devonshire
Sitter in 29 portraits
Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire

Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire

1757-1824
Society hostess and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 5 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Emilia Francis (née Strong), Lady Dilke

Emilia Francis (née Strong), Lady Dilke

1840-1904
Art historian and trade unionist; former wife of Mark Pattison and later second wife of Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Bt
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1540-1596
Admiral and circumnavigator
Sitter associated with 39 portraits
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

1793-1865
Painter; President of the Royal Academy and Director of the National Gallery; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 15 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits

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