Sir John Pope-Hennessy
(1913-1994), Art historian and museums directorSitter in 5 portraits
Art historian; director successively of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1967-73) and the British Museum (1974-6); an authority on the art of the Renaissance, his numerous publications include many books on Italian sculpture.
by Elisabeth Frink
bronze head with plastic spectacles, 1975
NPG 5406
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1945?
NPG x14181
by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, late 1960s
NPG x200743
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