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Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath

Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath

1905-1992
Landowner and businessman
Sitter in 28 portraits
Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

1904-1980
Photographer, designer and writer
Sitter associated with 361 portraits | Artist associated with 1112 portraits
William (Thomas) Beckford

William (Thomas) Beckford

1760-1844
Writer, collector and eccentric dilettante
Sitter in 2 portraits
Peter Blake

Peter Blake

1932-
Painter
Sitter in 15 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
John Britton

John Britton

1771-1857
Antiquary and topographer
Sitter in 3 portraits | Artist associated with 6 portraits
Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

1934-
Management consultant and Conservative politician; MP for the Cities of London and Westminster
Sitter in 3 portraits
Capability Brown

Capability Brown

1716-1783
Landscape gardener
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt

Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt

1770-1844
Parliamentary reformer
Sitter associated with 135 portraits
Mary Delany (née Granville)

Mary Delany (née Granville)

1700-1788
Paper collage artist; memoir and letter writer
Sitter in 4 portraits | Artist associated with 3 portraits
Diana Dors

Diana Dors

1931-1984
Actress
Sitter in 18 portraits
James Dyson

James Dyson

1947-
Designer and inventor
Sitter in 4 portraits
John Passmore Edwards

John Passmore Edwards

1823-1911
Newspaper editor and philanthropist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett

1833-1884
Politician, political economist and academic
Sitter in 24 portraits
David Emery Gascoyne

David Emery Gascoyne

1916-2001
Poet
Sitter in 7 portraits
Robert Graves

Robert Graves

1895-1985
Poet and writer
Sitter associated with 39 portraits
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea

1810-1861
War Secretary
Sitter in 11 portraits
Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

1588-1679
Social philosopher
Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland

Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland

1773-1840
Whig statesman and patron of art and letters
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Henry Hunt

Henry Hunt

1773-1835
Radical politician and demagogue; MP for Preston
Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

1508 or 1509-1537
Third Queen of Henry VIII
Sitter associated with 14 portraits
Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones

1573-1652
Architect
Sitter in 31 portraits
Alexander Keiller

Alexander Keiller

1889-1955
Archaeologist and businessman
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne

1737-1805
Prime Minister and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 68 portraits
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

1780-1863
Whig politician; Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord President of the Council
Sitter associated with 77 portraits
Sir Peter Lely

Sir Peter Lely

1618-1680
Portrait painter
Sitter in 19 portraits | Artist associated with 843 portraits
Ambrose McEvoy

Ambrose McEvoy

1878-1927
Painter
Sitter in 7 portraits | Artist associated with 5 portraits
Madonna

Madonna

1958-
Singer and actress
Sitter in 5 portraits
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

1650-1722
Soldier and statesman
Sitter associated with 86 portraits
Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough

1660-1744
Courtier
Sitter associated with 34 portraits
Robert Morley

Robert Morley

1908-1992
Actor
Sitter in 16 portraits
V.S. Naipaul

V.S. Naipaul

1932-
Novelist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

1584-1650
Courtier
Sitter associated with 25 portraits
Herbert George Ponting

Herbert George Ponting

1870-1935
Photographer and antarctic explorer
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist associated with 13 portraits
Humphry Repton

Humphry Repton

1752-1818
Landscape gardener
Sitter associated with 2 portraits
Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

1577-1640
Painter
Sitter associated with 13 portraits | Artist associated with 40 portraits
Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon

1886-1967
Poet and prose writer
Sitter in 86 portraits
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

1805-1875
Historian; founding member and first chairman of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery and Conservative politician; MP for Hertford
Sitter in 23 portraits
Stephen Tennant

Stephen Tennant

1906-1987
Poet, decorator and aesthete
Sitter in 12 portraits
John Horne Tooke

John Horne Tooke

1736-1812
Radical politician; MP and philologist
Sitter associated with 49 portraits
Sir Anthony van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck

1599-1641
Painter
Sitter associated with 30 portraits | Artist associated with 1023 portraits