Playwrights and dramatists

Val Henry Gielgud

1900-1981
Playwright
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

1836-1911
Poet, dramatist and librettist of the 'Savoy' operas
Sitter associated with 13 portraits

Robert William Victor Gittings

1911-1992
Poet, biographer and playwright
Sitter in 4 portraits

Harley Granville-Barker

1877-1946
Actor, producer, dramatist and critic
Sitter in 31 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits

Dulcie Gray

1920-2011
Actress, playwright and writer
Sitter in 7 portraits

Walter Greenwood

1903-1974
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 8 portraits

Bonnie Greer

1948-
Broadcaster, playwright, critic and columnist
Sitter in 2 portraits

Augusta, Lady Gregory

1852-1932
Playwright and Director of the Abbey Theatre; daughter of Dudley Persse
Sitter in 2 portraits

Elizabeth Griffith

1727-1793
Playwright and novelist
Sitter in 3 portraits

Trevor Griffiths

1935-2024
Playwright
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Grossmith Jr

1874-1935
Actor, manager and playwright
Sitter associated with 22 portraits

Francis Hackett

1883-1962
Playwright
Sitter in 9 portraits

Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones

1900-1982
Author, playwright and scriptwriter
Sitter in 9 portraits

Lionel Ramsay Hale

1909-1977
Playwright and journalist
Sitter in 8 portraits

(Anthony Walter) Patrick Hamilton

1904-1962
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 5 portraits

Christopher Hampton

1946-
Playwright, screenwriter and film director
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir Augustus Henry Glossop Harris

1852-1896
Actor, impresario and dramatist
Sitter in 9 portraits

Christopher Vernon Hassall

1912-1963
Poet, biographer, playwright and librettist
Sitter in 7 portraits

Michael Hastings

1938-2011
Playwright
Sitter in 4 portraits

Ian Hay (John Hay Beith)

1876-1952
Writer, playwright and soldier
Sitter in 20 portraits

Edward George Hemmerde

1871-1948
Barrister, rower, playwright and politician; MP for East Denbighshire, North West Norfolk and Crewe
Sitter in 8 portraits

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert

1890-1971
Humorist, novelist, playwright and politician; MP for Oxford University
Sitter in 30 portraits

Aaron Hill

1685-1750
Dramatist
Sitter in 2 portraits

Susan Hill

1942-
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Hoadly

1711-1776
Dramatist and chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales
Sitter in 1 portrait

Prince Hoare

1755-1834
Painter and dramatist; son of William Hoare
Sitter in 8 portraits | Artist associated with 9 portraits

John Oliver Hobbes (Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (née Richards))

1867-1906
Novelist and dramatist
Sitter in 4 portraits

Thomas Holcroft

1745-1809
Dramatist and writer
Sitter in 9 portraits

Joseph George Holman

1764-1817
Actor and dramatist
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

John Home

1722-1808
Scottish minister and dramatist
Sitter in 4 portraits

Stanley Houghton

1881-1913
Playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Robert Howard

1626-1698
Playwright and politician
Sitter associated with 4 portraits

Rupert Hughes

1872-1956
Novelist and dramatist
Sitter in 3 portraits

Thomas Hull

1728-1808
Actor and playwright
Sitter in 3 portraits

Henrik Ibsen

1828-1906
Dramatist
Sitter in 3 portraits

Eugène Ionesco

1909-1994
Playwright
Sitter in 7 portraits

(Patricia) Ann Jellicoe

1927-2017
Playwright and director
Sitter in 2 portraits

Jerome Klapka Jerome

1859-1927
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 32 portraits

Douglas William Jerrold

1803-1857
Journalist and playwright
Sitter in 13 portraits

Richard Paul Jodrell

1745-1831
Classical scholar and dramatist
Sitter in 3 portraits

Errol John

1924-1988
Playwright and actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Arthur Jones

1851-1929
Dramatist
Sitter in 15 portraits

Benjamin ('Ben') Jonson

1572-1637
Poet and dramatist
Sitter associated with 19 portraits

Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy

1764-1846
French dramatist
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Joyce

1882-1941
Novelist, poet and playwright
Sitter in 7 portraits

Sarah Kane

1971-1999
Playwright and theatre director
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles Kemble

1775-1854
Actor, theatre manager and playwright
Sitter associated with 31 portraits

James Kenney

1780-1849
Dramatist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Killigrew

1612-1683
Dramatist and courtier
Sitter in 15 portraits

Florence Antoinette Kilpatrick (née Calvert, later Crowder)

1888-1968
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

Anthony Martin Kimmins

1901-1964
Film producer, director, author, playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas King

1730-1805
Actor and theatre manager
Sitter in 11 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait

Edward Knoblock

1874-1945
Playwright
Sitter in 6 portraits

James Sheridan Knowles

1784-1862
Dramatist
Sitter associated with 10 portraits

Bernard Kops

1926-2024
Playwright
Sitter in 13 portraits

Kwame Kwei-Armah

1967-
Actor, playwright and singer
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Lacy

circa 1615-1681
Playwright and actor
Sitter in 2 portraits

(Alexander) Matheson Lang

1879-1948
Actor-manager and dramatist
Sitter in 20 portraits

Noel A. Langley

1911-1980
Author and playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

George Granville, Baron Lansdowne

1666-1735
Poet and dramatist
Sitter in 2 portraits