Politicians

Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare

1940-
Politician, author and playwright
Sitter in 2 portraits

Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden

1756-1840
Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey and Conservative politician; MP for Launceston and Totnes
Sitter associated with 5 portraits

John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll

1694-1770
Colonel, peer and politician; MP for Bute, Elgin and Dumbarton
Sitter in 2 portraits

George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll

1768-1839
Lord Steward of the Household and politician; MP for St Germans
Sitter associated with 7 portraits

John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll

1777-1847
Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, Lieutenant-Colonel and politician; MP for Argyllshire
Sitter in 3 portraits

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

1823-1900
Politician, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for India and writer on science, religion, and politics
Sitter in 32 portraits

Augustus Peter Arkwright

1821-1887
Naval officer and Conservative politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington

1618-1685
Politician, Lord Chamberlain
Sitter in 19 portraits

Robert Armitage

1866-1944
Politician and Lord Mayor of Leeds
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Armitstead, 1st Baron Armitstead

1824-1915
Businessman and Liberal politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Bruce Armstrong

1844-1943
Northern Irish barrister and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Robert Baynes Armstrong

1785-1869
Barrister and politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster

1855-1909
Politician, Secretary of State for War and MP for Belfast West and Croydon and author
Sitter in 5 portraits

Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran

1910-1983
Conservative politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Frederick Howard, 15th Earl of Arundel, 5th Earl of Surrey and 2nd Earl of Norfolk

1608-1652
Royalist soldier and politician; MP for Arundel and Callan
Sitter associated with 11 portraits

Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour

circa 1608-1694
Royalist army officer and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Ashburnham

1603-1671
Courtier, diplomat, royalist and politician; MP for Hastings and Sussex
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

James Lloyd Ashbury

1834-1895
Yachtsman and Conservative politician; MP for Brighton
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir William Ashhurst

1647-1720
Lord Mayor of London, banker and politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke

1922-2012
Labour politician; MP for Stoke-on-Trent
Sitter in 2 portraits

Anthony Henry Ashley-Cooper

1807-1858
Politician; MP for Dorchester
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton-of-Hyde

1855-1933
Politician and Justice of the Peace
Sitter in 7 portraits

(Helen) Violet Bonham Carter (née Asquith), Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury

1887-1969
President of the Liberal Party Organisation; wife of Sir Maurice Bonham Carter; daughter of Herbert Asquith
Sitter associated with 31 portraits

Sir Edward Astley, 4th Bt

1729-1802
Collector and politician; MP for Norfolk
Sitter in 1 portrait

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

1879-1964
Conservative politician; MP for Plymouth Sutton; former wife of R.G. Shaw, and later wife of 2nd Viscount Astor; daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne
Sitter in 39 portraits

Sir John Jacob Astor

1918-2000
Politician and jockey
Sitter in 5 portraits

Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor

1916-1980
Politician
Sitter in 12 portraits

Sir William Atherton

1806-1864
Lawyer and politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl

1690-1764
Privy Councillor and politician; MP of Perthshire
Sitter in 1 portrait

Christopher Atkinson

circa 1738-1819
Politician and merchant
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Norman Atkinson

1923-2013
Labour Politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Humphrey Cooper Attewell

1894-1972
Labour politician; MP for Harborough
Sitter in 7 portraits

Clement Attlee

1883-1967
Prime Minister
Sitter in 49 portraits

Christopher Sebastian Bravery Attlee

1915-1987
Prospective Labour candidate; nephew of 1st Earl Attlee
Sitter in 4 portraits

Matthias Attwood

1779-1851
Banker and Conservative politician; MP for Whitehaven
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir John Aubrey, 6th Bt

1740-1826
Conservative politician; MP for Wallingford, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Clitheroe, Steyning, Horsham and Aldeborough
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

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

Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

1928-2016
Human rights campaigner and Liberal politician; MP for Orpington
Sitter in 2 portraits

Gilbert John Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland

1795-1867
Politician; MP for Boston, Lincolnshire South and Rutland
Sitter associated with 3 portraits

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

1897-1977
Prime Minister
Sitter in 44 portraits

Walter Henry Ayles

1879-1953
Conscientious objector and Labour politician; MP for Bristol North, Southall and Hayes and Harlington
Sitter in 9 portraits

Herbert William ('Bert') Bowden, Baron Aylestone

1905-1994
Politician; MP for Leicester South
Sitter in 11 portraits

Acton Smee Ayrton

1816-1886
Barrister and Liberal politician; MP for Tower Hamlets
Sitter in 7 portraits

Barbara Ayrton-Gould

1888-1950
Labour politician; MP for Hendon North
Sitter in 5 portraits

Alice Martha Bacon, Baroness Bacon of Leeds and Normanton

1909-1993
Labour politician; MP for Leeds
Sitter in 16 portraits

Edward Albert Ashton Bagley

1876-1961
Politician; MP for Farnworth
Sitter in 2 portraits

G. Bagnall

Politician
Sitter in 1 portrait

Edward Baines

1774-1848
Journalist, writer and politician: MP for Leeds
Sitter in 2 portraits

Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking

1934-
Conservative politician; Home Secretary
Sitter in 3 portraits

H.S. Baker

Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir John Baker

circa 1489-1558
Speaker of the House of Commons
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Sir John Baker

1828-1909
Politician and woollen manufacturer
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Baker

1867-1939
Politician; pioneer of the Political Labour Movement
Sitter in 2 portraits

Stanley Baldwin

1867-1947
Prime Minister
Sitter in 76 portraits

Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin

1899-1958
Author and politician; son of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin
Sitter in 1 portrait

Harriett Baldwin

1960-
Conservative politician; MP for West Worcestershire
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

1912-1966
Prime Minister of Nigeria
Sitter in 2 portraits

Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour

1853-1945
Politician and psychical researcher
Sitter in 8 portraits

Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye

1897-1988
Politician and Great War flying ace
Sitter in 23 portraits

George Balfour

1872-1941
Politician; MP for Hampstead
Sitter in 5 portraits