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795 people matching these criteria:

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- profession 'Social Welfare and Reform'

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

active mid 19th century
Liverpudlian philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Walter Ramsden Fawkes

Walter Ramsden Fawkes

1769-1825
Miscellaneous writer and patron of J.M.W. Turner
Sitter associated with 3 portraits
Robert Fellowes

Robert Fellowes

1770-1847
Philanthropist
Sitter associated with 3 portraits
Thomas Robinson Ferens

Thomas Robinson Ferens

1847-1930
Businessman, politician and philanthropist
Sitter in 3 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Sir Robert Francis Alexander Ffolkes, 7th Bt

1943-
Director, Save the Children
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Emily Florence Firmstone

1856-1940
Justice of the Peace and Organiser of Westgate Club and Canteen for Soldiers, Winchester
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower

Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower

1865-1926
Politician and philanthropist
Sitter in 10 portraits
Sir William Forbes, 6th Bt

Sir William Forbes, 6th Bt

1739-1806
Banker and benefactor
Sitter in 5 portraits
Lillian Forrester (née Williamson)

Lillian Forrester (née Williamson)

1879-1973
Militant suffragette
Sitter in 3 portraits
Josiah Forster

Josiah Forster

1782-1870
Slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Robert Forster

Robert Forster

1792-1871
Slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Forster

William Forster

1784-1854
Quaker philanthropist and minister
Sitter in 4 portraits
John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot

John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot

1856-1929
Politician, whisky blender and philanthropist
Sitter in 13 portraits
Vere Henry Lewis Foster

Vere Henry Lewis Foster

1819-1900
Philanthropist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Samuel Fox

Samuel Fox

1781-1868
Slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Fox

William Fox

1736-1826
Founder of Sunday Schools
Sitter in 1 portrait
Rhoda Mary Napier Fraser (née Jupp)

Rhoda Mary Napier Fraser (née Jupp)

1918-1970
Communist; nurse and peace campaigner
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Charles James Freake, 1st Bt

Sir Charles James Freake, 1st Bt

1814-1884
Builder and benefactor
Sitter in 2 portraits
Jeremy Fry

Jeremy Fry

1924-2005
Inventor, engineer and patron of the Arts
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir John Furley

Sir John Furley

1836-1919
Solicitor and founder of the first division of the St John Ambulance
Sitter in 8 portraits
Alfred Gaisey

Alfred Gaisey

Industrialist and President of the Ghana Welfare Centre
Sitter in 2 portraits
Elon Galusha

Elon Galusha

1790-1856
Baptist minister and slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

1869-1948
Indian political leader and religious and social reformer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Caroline Selina Ganley (née Blumfield)

Caroline Selina Ganley (née Blumfield)

1879-1966
President of London Co-operative Society, Justice of the Peace and Labour politician; MP for Battersea South
Sitter in 10 portraits
Julia Bradford Gaskell

Julia Bradford Gaskell

1846-1908
Philanthropist; daughter of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Sitter in 2 portraits
Margaret Emily Gaskell

Margaret Emily Gaskell

1837-1913
Artist; letter writer; founder governor of Manchester High School for Girls; daughter of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Sitter in 2 portraits
Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

1954-
Singer; Boomtown Rats and organiser of Band Aid, Live Aid and Sports Aid
Sitter in 10 portraits
Amika George

Amika George

1999-
Activist
Sitter in 2 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Sir (John) Paul Getty

1932-2003
Book collector and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Helen Frances Ghosh

Dame Helen Frances Ghosh

1956-
Director General of the National Trust and Permanent Secretary of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Anstice Rosa Gibbs

Dame Anstice Rosa Gibbs

1905-1978
Chief Commissioner and Chairman Girl Guides’ Association (British Commonwealth)
Sitter in 2 portraits
Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford

Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford

1820-1887
Judge and benefactor
Sitter in 2 portraits
Elizabeth Margaretta Maria Gilbert

Elizabeth Margaretta Maria Gilbert

1826-1885
Campaigner for blind people
Sitter in 2 portraits
Thomas Gilbert

Thomas Gilbert

circa 1720-1798
Politician and poor law reformer
Sitter associated with 2 portraits
James Gillespie

James Gillespie

1726-1797
Tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
No individual image available for this person

Gisela Louise Marie, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria

1856-1932
Philanthropist and patron; daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria; wife of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Sitter in 2 portraits
Clara Elizabeth Giveen

Clara Elizabeth Giveen

born 1887
Suffragette
Sitter in 2 portraits
Maud Ernestine (née Rendel), Lady Gladstone of Hawarden

Maud Ernestine (née Rendel), Lady Gladstone of Hawarden

1865-1941
President of Flintstone County Nursing Association; wife of 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden; daughter of 1st Baron Rendel
Sitter in 3 portraits
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne)

Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne)

1812-1900
Philanthropist; wife of William Ewart Gladstone
Sitter in 47 portraits
Jack Gladstone

Jack Gladstone

circa 1793-active 1823
Leader of the Demerera Uprising of 1823; enslaved Guyanese man
Sitter in 1 portrait
Benjamin Godwin

Benjamin Godwin

1785-1871
Baptist preacher and slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid

Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid

1778-1859
Financier and philanthropist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Charles Henry Goode

Sir Charles Henry Goode

1827-1922
Merchant and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Elizabeth Gordon (née Brodie), Duchess of Gordon

Elizabeth Gordon (née Brodie), Duchess of Gordon

1794-1864
Evangelical patron, wife of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon
Sitter in 2 portraits
Thomas Gouge

Thomas Gouge

1605-1681
Nonconformist divine and philanthropist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sarah Grand (Frances Elizabeth Bellenden McFall, née Clarke)

Sarah Grand (Frances Elizabeth Bellenden McFall, née Clarke)

1854-1943
Novelist and women's rights campaigner
Sitter in 3 portraits
Joseph Frederick Green

Joseph Frederick Green

1855-1932
Politician and peace campaigner
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sybil Vera Grenfell

Sybil Vera Grenfell

1902-1986
Secretary of Northcote Children's Emigration Fund Australia; daughter of Arthur Grenfell and Lady Victoria Grey
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Margaret Helen Greville (née Anderson)

Dame Margaret Helen Greville (née Anderson)

1863-1942
Society hostess and philanthropist; wife of Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville; daughter of Hon. William McEwan
Sitter in 1 portrait
Alfred George Groom

Alfred George Groom

1873-1943
Assistant Superintendent of John Groom's Crippleage & Flower Girl Mission; son of John Alfred Groom
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Alfred Groom

John Alfred Groom

1845-1919
Founder of the John Grooms charity for disabled children
Sitter in 1 portrait
Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor

Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor

1792-1879
Baptist minister and slavery abolitionist
Sitter in 4 portraits
Henri Antoine Groùes

Henri Antoine Groùes

1912-2007
French ecclesiastic and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Eric Grounds

Eric Grounds

Captain and charity consultant
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Cuthbert Cartwright Grundy

Sir Cuthbert Cartwright Grundy

1846-1946
Artist and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Clowes Grundy

John Clowes Grundy

1806-1867
Printseller, publisher and art patron
Sitter in 1 portrait | Artist associated with 6 portraits
Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian

Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian

1896-1972
Philanthropist and Bon Vivant
Sitter in 11 portraits
Joseph John Gurney

Joseph John Gurney

1788-1847
Banker, Quaker philanthropist and writer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Samuel Gurney

Samuel Gurney

1786-1856
Philanthropist; known as 'The Banker's Banker'
Sitter in 8 portraits
William Brodie Gurney

William Brodie Gurney

1777-1855
Shorthand writer and philanthropist
Sitter in 1 portrait