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Herbert James Gunn

1893–1964

(b Glasgow, 30 June 1893; d London, 30 Dec. 1964). British portrait painter. Gunn enjoyed a successful career with portraits of eminent soldiers, academics, judges, and so on, painted in a solid, forthright style.

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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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Sir John Weir (1879–1971), Homeopathic Physician c.1940–1950 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir John Weir (1879–1971), Homeopathic Physician c.1940–1950 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Sir Isaac Wolfson (1897–1991), Businessman and Philanthropist 1955 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir Isaac Wolfson (1897–1991), Businessman and Philanthropist 1955 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Sir Thomas Peel Dunhill (1876–1957), GCVO, CMG, Pioneer Thyroid Surgeon c.1950 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir Thomas Peel Dunhill (1876–1957), GCVO, CMG, Pioneer Thyroid Surgeon c.1950 St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum and Archive
Michie Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Michie
J. H. Maggs, Esq. (1875–1964), Chairman of United Dairies 1930s Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

J. H. Maggs, Esq. (1875–1964), Chairman of United Dairies 1930s Pewsey Heritage Centre
Sir William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), PRSA Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), PRSA Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Harold Macmillan (1894–1986), 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, Exhibitioner (1912), Honorary Fellow (1957), Prime Minister (1957–1963),... 1962 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Harold Macmillan (1894–1986), 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, Exhibitioner (1912), Honorary Fellow (1957), Prime Minister (1957–1963), Chancellor of the University (1960–1986) 1962 Balliol College, University of Oxford
John Robson (1862–1948), CBE, DL, County Clerk of Dumfriesshire (1890–1945) 1940 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

John Robson (1862–1948), CBE, DL, County Clerk of Dumfriesshire (1890–1945) 1940 Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura
The Right Honourable L. S. Amery (1873–1955), CH, 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1922–1924), Secretary of State for the Colonies... 1942 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

The Right Honourable L. S. Amery (1873–1955), CH, 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1922–1924), Secretary of State for the Colonies (1924–1929), for Dominion Affairs (1925–1929), and for India and Burma (1940–1945), Rhodes Trustee (1919–1955) 1942 The Rhodes Trust
Councillor Jacques Abady, Mayor of Westminster (1927–1928) 1928 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Councillor Jacques Abady, Mayor of Westminster (1927–1928) 1928 City of Westminster Archives Centre
Sir William Macnamara Goodenough (1899–1951) 1962 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir William Macnamara Goodenough (1899–1951) 1962 Goodenough College
Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) The Oxford Union
Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Hugh William Osbert (1898–1972), 7th Earl of Sefton 1945 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Hugh William Osbert (1898–1972), 7th Earl of Sefton 1945 Walker Art Gallery
Le pont de Napoléon, Paris 1913 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Le pont de Napoléon, Paris 1913 Museums Sheffield
Godfrey Harold Alfred Wilson (1871–1958), Vice-Chancellor (1935–1937), Master (1929–1939) 1937 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Godfrey Harold Alfred Wilson (1871–1958), Vice-Chancellor (1935–1937), Master (1929–1939) 1937 Clare College, University of Cambridge
George Arthur Weekes (1869–1953), Master (1918–1945) 1941 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

George Arthur Weekes (1869–1953), Master (1918–1945) 1941 Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge
HM King George VI (1895–1952) 1957 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

HM King George VI (1895–1952) 1957 Museum of Freemasonry
Harry N. Matthews, Warden (1929–1935) 1935 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Harry N. Matthews, Warden (1929–1935) 1935 University of Bristol
Dr Thomas Loveday, Vice-Chancellor (1922–1945) Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Dr Thomas Loveday, Vice-Chancellor (1922–1945) University of Bristol