The 7th Earl of Longford and his family
1 portrait of Lady Rachel Mary Billington (née Pakenham)
The 7th Earl of Longford and his family
by Mark Gerson
bromide fibre print, 27 December 1975
11 1/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (281 mm x 350 mm)
Given by Mark Gerson, 1995
Photographs Collection
NPG x76352
Artistback to top
- Mark Gerson (1921-), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 277 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Lady Rachel Mary Billington (née Pakenham) (1942-), Writer; wife of Kevin Billington; daughter of 7th Earl of Longford. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Catherine Rose Billington (1973-), Daughter of Kevin Billington and Lady Rachel Billington. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Kevin Billington (1934-2021), Film, theatre and television director. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Nathaniel Kevin Billington (1970-2015), Computer entrepreneur; son of Kevin Billington and Lady Rachel Billington. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (1905-2001), Statesman, businessman and writer. Sitter in 28 portraits. Identify
- Elizabeth (née Harman), Countess of Longford (1906-2002), Historian and writer; wife of 7th Earl of Longford. Sitter in 19 portraits. Identify
- Catherine Ruth ('Kate') Pakenham (1975-), Theatre producer; daughter of Hon. Kevin Pakenham and Ruth Pakenham. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Hon. Kevin John Toussaint Pakenham (1947-2020), Economist, author and campaigner for prison reform; son of 7th Earl of Longford. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- Ruth Lesley Pakenham (née Jackson), Wife of Hon. Kevin Pakenham; daughter of Leslie Douglas Colbeck Jackson. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Sussex (sitters' home, Bernhurst, Sussex)
Events of 1975back to top
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