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Eric Symes Abbott

1906-1983
Dean of Westminster
Sitter in 4 portraits

Rebecca Adlington

1989-
Swimmer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

1861-1936
Field Marshal
Sitter in 38 portraits

Hon. Claudia Violet Allhusen (née Betterton)

1917-2009
Wife of Derek Swithin Allhusen; daughter of 1st and last Baron Rushcliffe
Sitter in 15 portraits

Viv Anderson

1956-
Footballer and coach
Sitter in 1 portrait

Ash

Photographer
Artist associated with 1 portrait

Sir Albert Reuben Atkey

1867-1947
Politician; MP for Nottingham Central
Sitter in 1 portrait

Samuel Ayscough

1745-1804
Librarian and index maker
Sitter in 1 portrait

Philip James Bailey

1816-1902
Barrister, poet and author
Sitter in 3 portraits

Robin Bailey

1919-1999
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Albert Ball

1863-1946
Master plumber, land agent and Mayor of Nottingham; father of Albert Ball
Sitter in 1 portrait

Albert Ball

1896-1917
Fighter pilot; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 2 portraits

Alfred Barber

1808-1884
Publisher, printer and photographer
Artist associated with 3 portraits

Thomas Barber

1771-1843
Painter and draughtsman
Artist associated with 30 portraits

Rosie Barnes

1946-
Politician; MP for Greenwich and Chief Executive for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Sitter in 1 portrait

Susan Mary Barrantes (née Wright)

1937-
Former wife of Ronald Ferguson, and later wife of Hector Eduardo Barrantes; granddaughter of 8th Viscount of Powerscourt
Sitter in 3 portraits

(Frank) Russell Barry

1890-1976
Bishop of Southwell
Sitter in 9 portraits

Edwin Henry Barton

1858-1925
Professor of Experimental Physics
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Battie-Wrightson

1789-1879
Politician; MP for Northallerton
Sitter in 1 portrait

Arthur Hamilton Baynes

1854-1942
Assistant Bishop of Birmingham
Sitter in 2 portraits

David Bebbington

1949-
Photographer
Artist of 4 portraits

Lord George Cavendish Bentinck

1802-1848
Statesman and sportsman
Sitter in 11 portraits

Lord Henry William Bentinck

1804-1870
Trustee of the British Museum and Conservative politician; MP for Nottinghamshire North; son of 4th Duke of Portland
Sitter in 1 portrait

Frank Beswick, Baron Beswick

1912-1987
Chairman of British Aerospace and politician
Sitter in 15 portraits

Joseph Birch

1755-1833
Politician; MP for Nottingham
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Bird

1936-2022
Comedian, actor and writer
Sitter in 3 portraits

Edward Stanley Bishop, Baron Bishopston

1920-1984
Politician; MP for Newark
Sitter in 7 portraits

Henry Gamble Blagrove

1811-1872
Violinist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Kenneth Gloyne Blair

1882-1952
Deputy Keeper, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Blow

1648-1708
Musical composer and organist
Sitter associated with 4 portraits

Richard Parkes Bonington

1802-1828
Painter
Sitter in 9 portraits | Artist associated with 6 portraits

William Booth

1829-1912
Founder of the Salvation Army
Sitter in 39 portraits

Anne Briggs

1944-
Folk singer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Brightman

1562-1607
Church of England clergyman and presbyterian controversialist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Robert Brindle

1837-1916
Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir (Clement) Edmund Royds Brocklebank

1882-1949
Politician; MP for Nottingham and Liverpool
Sitter in 6 portraits

Lady Georgiana Ellen Bromley (née Fane)

1826-1906
Daughter of Vere Fane and Elizabeth Chaplin; second wife of Sir Henry Bromley, 4th Bt.
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Henry Bromley, 4th Bt

1816-1895
Landowner
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Frank Brook

1883-1960
Lieutenant-Colonel
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir (John Alfred) Arnesby Brown

1866-1955
Painter
Sitter in 2 portraits