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3223 people matching these criteria:

- role matching 'sitter'
- profession 'Law and Crime'

Leo Abse

Leo Abse

1917-2008
Lawyer, writer and Labour politician; MP for Pontypool and Torfaen
Sitter in 11 portraits
Robert Adams

Robert Adams

1906-1965
Actor; wrestler; barrister; founder member of the League of Coloured Peoples
Sitter in 1 portrait
Mary Sophia Allen

Mary Sophia Allen

1878-1964
Founder and Commandant of Women Police in London
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Edmund Anderson

Sir Edmund Anderson

1530?-1605
Lord Chief Justice
Sitter in 6 portraits
John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

1731-1783
Solicitor-General
Sitter in 15 portraits
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

1647?-1719
Lord Chancellor
Sitter in 11 portraits
Thomas Bates

Thomas Bates

1567-1606
Gunpowder plot conspirator
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree

Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree

1851-1933
Lawyer and Conservative politician; MP for Bethnal Green North East
Sitter in 7 portraits
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

1928-1979
Prime Minister of Pakistan; lawyer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham

Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham

1933-2010
Lawyer and Judge; Lord Chief Justice
Sitter in 2 portraits
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead

Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead

1872-1930
Lord Chancellor
Sitter associated with 16 portraits
Cherie Blair (née Booth)

Cherie Blair (née Booth)

1954-
Queen's Counsel
Sitter in 3 portraits
Helen Brook

Helen Brook

1907-1997
Birth control advocate and counsellor; founder of the Brook Advisory Centres
Sitter in 2 portraits
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

1778-1868
Lord Chancellor
Sitter associated with 280 portraits
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss (née Havers), Baroness Butler-Sloss
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

1714-1794
Lord Chancellor
Sitter associated with 30 portraits
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews

1779-1861
Lord Chancellor
Sitter in 17 portraits
Robert Catesby

Robert Catesby

1573-1605
Leader of the Gunpowder plot
Sitter in 8 portraits
Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti

1969-
Lawyer and human rights campaigner; director of Liberty; life peer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Learie Constantine

Learie Constantine

1901-1971
West Indian cricketer, lawyer and politician; High Commissioner for Trinidad
Sitter in 3 portraits