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Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt

Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt

1825-1910
Art dealer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Max Aitken

Sir Max Aitken

1910-1985
Newspaper publisher; President of Express Newspapers; son of 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Sitter in 5 portraits
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken

Jonathan William Patrick Aitken

1942-
Company director, politician and newspaper columnist and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Thomas Richard Allinson

Thomas Richard Allinson

1858-1918
Dietitian and businessman
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Hardy Amies

Sir Hardy Amies

1909-2003
Couturier; dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II; Head of Special Operations Executive in Belgium during World War II
Sitter in 21 portraits
Derick Heathcoat Amory, 1st Viscount Amory

Derick Heathcoat Amory, 1st Viscount Amory

1899-1981
Industrialist, politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sitter in 13 portraits
Sir Norman Angell

Sir Norman Angell

1872-1967
Peace campaigner and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; journalist; author; lecturer; Labour politician; MP for Bradford North
Sitter in 20 portraits
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton

Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton

1773-1848
Financier
Sitter in 11 portraits
John Victor Aspinall

John Victor Aspinall

1926-2000
Gambler and zoo owner
Sitter in 1 portrait
Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

1923-2014
Actor, producer and director; brother of Sir David Attenborough
Sitter in 10 portraits
Herbert Austin, Baron Austin

Herbert Austin, Baron Austin

1866-1941
Motor manufacturer and philanthropist
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

1834-1913
Banker, scientist, writer and politician; MP for Maidstone and London University
Sitter in 24 portraits
Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot

1826-1877
Economist and journalist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Abe Bailey, 1st Bt

Sir Abe Bailey, 1st Bt

1864-1940
Diamond magnate, politician, financier and cricketer
Sitter in 16 portraits
Robert Bakewell

Robert Bakewell

1725-1795
Stock-breeder
Sitter in 1 portrait
Joseph Cyril Bamford

Joseph Cyril Bamford

1916-2001
Founder and chairman of JCB Inc., creator of construction and excavation equipment
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)

Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)

1841-1926
Actor-manager
Sitter in 41 portraits
Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber, Baron Barber of Wentbridge

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber, Baron Barber of Wentbridge

1920-2005
Chancellor of the Exchequer; Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank
Sitter in 24 portraits
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt

Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt

1740-1810
Merchant banker
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Michael Thomas Bass

Michael Thomas Bass

1799-1884
Brewer and politician
Sitter in 1 portrait