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795 people matching these criteria:
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- profession 'Social Welfare and Reform'
1903-1994
Politician, philanthropist and art collector
Sitter in 6 portraits
Politician, philanthropist and art collector
Sitter in 6 portraits
Florence Nightingale Harrison Bell
1865-1948Royal Commissioner on National Health Insurance; Suffragette
Sitter in 2 portraits
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
1887-1969
First woman mayor of Bethnal Green; social worker and teacher
Sitter in 2 portraits
First woman mayor of Bethnal Green; social worker and teacher
Sitter in 2 portraits
1770-1854
High Sheriff of Berkshire, benefactor and Conservative politician; MP for Pontefract and Wallingford
Sitter in 1 portrait
High Sheriff of Berkshire, benefactor and Conservative politician; MP for Pontefract and Wallingford
Sitter in 1 portrait
1847-1933
Socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule
Sitter in 4 portraits
Socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule
Sitter in 4 portraits
Madeleine Lola Margaret Ponsonby (née Grand), Countess Bessborough
1935-Founder of The New Art Centre London and Roche Court Sculpture Garden
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sabrina Bicknell (formerly Sidney)
1756 or 1757-1843Subject of a study in child development
Sitter in 3 portraits
1876-1964
Suffragette and political theorist; wife of Frederick Lewis Greig; daughter of William Billington
Sitter in 1 portrait
Suffragette and political theorist; wife of Frederick Lewis Greig; daughter of William Billington
Sitter in 1 portrait
1832-1904
Philanthropist, writer, traveller and photographer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Philanthropist, writer, traveller and photographer
Sitter in 2 portraits
1793-1881
Civil servant of the East India Company and Slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Civil servant of the East India Company and Slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
1827-1891
Artist and women's rights activist; benefactor of Girton College, Cambridge
Sitter in 3 portraits
Artist and women's rights activist; benefactor of Girton College, Cambridge
Sitter in 3 portraits
1873-1953
Trade unionist, campaigner for women's interests and politician; MP for Wallsend, Northampton and first woman cabinet minister
Sitter in 9 portraits
Trade unionist, campaigner for women's interests and politician; MP for Wallsend, Northampton and first woman cabinet minister
Sitter in 9 portraits
Florence Eleanor Booth (née Soper)
1861-1957Salvation Army officer and founder of 'The Women's Social Work'; wife of (William) Bramwell Booth; daughter of Isabell Hawker Soper
Sitter in 3 portraits
Jane Ievers Booth (née Lowther)
1900-1998Salvation Army Captain; wife of Bernard B. Booth; daughter of H.N. Lowther
Sitter in 2 portraits
circa 1535-1612
Founder of Jesus Hospital almshouses, politician and judge
Sitter in 1 portrait
Founder of Jesus Hospital almshouses, politician and judge
Sitter in 1 portrait
1806-1880
Politician, Unitarian minister and slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Politician, Unitarian minister and slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
1910-2003
Social historian; wife of Clive Branson; daughter of Lord Alfred Browne; granddaughter of 5th Marquess of Sligo
Sitter in 1 portrait
Social historian; wife of Clive Branson; daughter of Lord Alfred Browne; granddaughter of 5th Marquess of Sligo
Sitter in 1 portrait
circa 1918-2010
Artist and philanthropist; wife of Jacob Bronowski
Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist and philanthropist; wife of Jacob Bronowski
Sitter in 1 portrait
Gwendoline Brooks Tildsley (née Marshall)
1896-active 1933President of the Young Leaguers Union; wife of J.R. Tildsley; daughter of Baron Marshall
Sitter in 3 portraits
Edward Allen Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton
1856-1930Chemical manufacturer; philanthropist and politician; MP for Wakefield
Sitter in 4 portraits
1783-1857
Bible Christian minister, parliamentary reformer and Liberal politician; MP for Salford
Sitter in 3 portraits
Bible Christian minister, parliamentary reformer and Liberal politician; MP for Salford
Sitter in 3 portraits
Ellen Maud (née Ricardo), Lady Bruce
circa 1849-1924Organiser and Vice-president of the West Bridgford Auxiliary Hospital; wife of Sir Hervey Juckes Lloyd Bruce, 4th Bt; daughter of Percy Ricardo
Sitter in 3 portraits
1907-1998
Philanthropist; daughter of Richard Howlett; wife of Patrick Brunner
Sitter in 1 portrait
Philanthropist; daughter of Richard Howlett; wife of Patrick Brunner
Sitter in 1 portrait
1944-
Senior Adviser, Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Director of Oxfam
Sitter in 1 portrait
Senior Adviser, Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Director of Oxfam
Sitter in 1 portrait
Angela Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Burdett-Coutts
1814-1906Philanthropist; daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, Bt
Sitter in 20 portraits
William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts
1851-1921Philanthropist and politician
Sitter associated with 3 portraits
1789-1862
Pastor of Mansion House Chapel, Camberwell; slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Pastor of Mansion House Chapel, Camberwell; slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton
1837-1909Brewer, philanthropist, art collector and politician; Liberal MP for Stafford
Sitter in 3 portraits
Gladys Maud (née Longbridge), Lady Bustamente
1912-2009Activist for workers' and women's rights
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
1847-1900Civic benefactor and patron of architecture
Sitter in 1 portrait