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5844 people matching these criteria:

- role matching 'sitter'
- profession 'Literature, Journalism and Publishing'

Joseph Addison

1672-1719
Essayist and poet
Sitter in 24 portraits

Lily Allen

1985-
Singer and songwriter
Sitter in 2 portraits

Woody Allen

1935-
Actor, writer and film director
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Kingsley William Amis

1922-1995
Novelist
Sitter in 31 portraits

Martin Louis Amis

1949-
Novelist; son of Sir Kingsley Amis
Sitter in 22 portraits

Hans Christian Andersen

1805-1875
Writer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Jean Arp

1886-1966
Sculptor, painter, collagist, printmaker and poet
Sitter in 7 portraits

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

1955-
Actor and writer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Wystan Hugh ('W.H.') Auden

1907-1973
Poet
Sitter in 43 portraits

Jane Austen

1775-1817
Novelist
Sitter associated with 5 portraits

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

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

Wilbert Vere ('W.V.') Awdry

1911-1997
Clergyman; author of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' series
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Alan Ayckbourn

1939-
Playwright; Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Sitter in 4 portraits

James Graham ('J.G.') Ballard

1930-2009
Novelist
Sitter in 6 portraits

Anna Letitia Barbauld (née Aikin)

1743-1825
Poet and writer
Sitter in 6 portraits

Sir James Matthew ('J.M.') Barrie, Bt

1860-1937
Writer and author of 'Peter Pan'
Sitter in 21 portraits | Artist associated with 37 portraits

Herbert Ernest ('H.E.') Bates

1905-1974
Writer and novelist
Sitter in 43 portraits

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

1804-1881
Prime Minister and novelist
Sitter associated with 110 portraits

Cecil Beaton

1904-1980
Photographer, designer and writer
Sitter associated with 357 portraits | Artist associated with 1098 portraits

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

1879-1964
Statesman and newspaper proprietor
Sitter in 20 portraits