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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
1784-1860Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken
1942-Company director, politician and newspaper columnist and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
1608-1670Soldier and statesman
Sitter associated with 49 portraits
David Patrick Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool
1951-Politician; Liberal Chief Whip
Sitter in 1 portrait
Derick Heathcoat Amory, 1st Viscount Amory
1899-1981Industrialist, politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sitter in 13 portraits
Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos of Brondesbury
1954-Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission; Government Whip, House of Lords
Sitter in 2 portraits
Peace campaigner and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; journalist; author; lecturer; Labour politician; MP for Bradford North
Sitter in 20 portraits
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare
1940-Politician, author and playwright
Sitter in 2 portraits
Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster
1927-2020Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of Home Civil Service
Sitter in 2 portraits
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1850-1942Field Marshal, Governor General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria
Sitter associated with 159 portraits
Albert Henry Stanley, Baron Ashfield
1874-1948Chairman of London Passenger Transport Board
Sitter in 15 portraits
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