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Politician, merchant and fiscal reformer; Director of Bank of England
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Merchant and merchant banker; Director of Bank of England; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Merchant banker and patron of the arts
Sitter in 1 portrait 
Merchant; author and politician; MP for Gloucestershire
Sitter in 3 portraits 
Vendors, merchants and manufacturers
376 People in group
John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington
1805-1889Politician, merchant and fiscal reformer; Director of Bank of England
Sitter in 4 portraits
Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham
1819-1907Merchant and merchant banker; Director of Bank of England; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 4 portraits
1807?-1886
Magistrate, tea merchant and writer
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
Magistrate, tea merchant and writer
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton
1928-2020Merchant banker and patron of the arts
Sitter in 1 portrait
1757-1820
Bookseller and proprietor of the 'European Magazine'
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist associated with 42 portraits
Bookseller and proprietor of the 'European Magazine'
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist associated with 42 portraits
1788-1864
Merchant, vintner and politician; MP for Aberdeen
Sitter in 1 portrait
Merchant, vintner and politician; MP for Aberdeen
Sitter in 1 portrait
1872-1957
Lord Mayor of Manchester, shipping merchant, banker and Liberal politician; MP for Manchester
Sitter in 2 portraits
Lord Mayor of Manchester, shipping merchant, banker and Liberal politician; MP for Manchester
Sitter in 2 portraits
1842-1898
Brewer, racehorse owner and Liberal politician; MP for Tamworth and Staffordshire West
Sitter in 1 portrait
Brewer, racehorse owner and Liberal politician; MP for Tamworth and Staffordshire West
Sitter in 1 portrait
1751-1824
Sheriff of the City of London, leather merchant and husband of Maria, Lady Bell (née Hamilton)
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sheriff of the City of London, leather merchant and husband of Maria, Lady Bell (née Hamilton)
Sitter in 1 portrait
1837-1914
Justice of the Peace, corn merchant and social reformer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Justice of the Peace, corn merchant and social reformer
Sitter in 1 portrait
1741-1810
Indian trader and civil servant of the East India Company
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
Indian trader and civil servant of the East India Company
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
1850-1914
Rice-starch manufacturer; son of Henry Berger
Sitter in 1 portrait
Rice-starch manufacturer; son of Henry Berger
Sitter in 1 portrait
George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley
1628-1698Merchant; author and politician; MP for Gloucestershire
Sitter in 3 portraits
1914-2001
Politician, director of engineering companies and Middle East merchant
Sitter in 2 portraits
Politician, director of engineering companies and Middle East merchant
Sitter in 2 portraits
Timber merchant
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
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