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- place 'Dorset'
1675-1726
Classical scholar; younger brother of 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Sitter in 1 portrait
Classical scholar; younger brother of 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Sitter in 1 portrait
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
1536-1608Poet and Lord Treasurer
Sitter associated with 7 portraits
Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
1590-1676Diarist and patron of authors and literature; former wife of 3rd Earl of Dorset, and later wife of 4th Earl of Pembroke
Sitter associated with 14 portraits
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
1792-1878Prime Minister and writer; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 249 portraits
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