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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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James Richard Stanhope (1880–1967), 7th Earl Stanhope early 20th C–mid-20th C Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

James Richard Stanhope (1880–1967), 7th Earl Stanhope early 20th C–mid-20th C National Maritime Museum
Sir William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), Artist 1911 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), Artist 1911 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Notre Dame from the Banks of the Seine 1913 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Notre Dame from the Banks of the Seine 1913 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Le pont de Napoléon, Paris 1913 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Le pont de Napoléon, Paris 1913 Museums Sheffield
Lord Alexander Adair Roche (1871–1956), Scholar and Honorary Fellow c.1920 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Lord Alexander Adair Roche (1871–1956), Scholar and Honorary Fellow c.1920 Wadham College, University of Oxford
Portrait of Sir William Oliphant Hutchison c.1926 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Portrait of Sir William Oliphant Hutchison c.1926 Tate
Edmund J. Brooks (1860–1937), JP, City Councillor (1895–1937) 1923 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Edmund J. Brooks (1860–1937), JP, City Councillor (1895–1937) 1923 Oxford Town Hall
James Pryde (1866–1941) 1924 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

James Pryde (1866–1941) 1924 City Art Centre
Thomas Hastie Bryce (1862–1946), Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Glasgow (1909–1934) c.1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Thomas Hastie Bryce (1862–1946), Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Glasgow (1909–1934) c.1930 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Pauline (d.1950), Wife of the Artist c.1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Pauline (d.1950), Wife of the Artist c.1930 Touchstones Rochdale
My Wife (Pauline Miller, 1901–1950) c.1933 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

My Wife (Pauline Miller, 1901–1950) c.1933 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss (1887–1948) c.1933 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss (1887–1948) c.1933 West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Cultural Services: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
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 Ernest Lever mid-20th C Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir Ernest Lever mid-20th C National Museum Wales, Department of Industry
Arthur Kay (1860–1939), Collector and Critic 1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Arthur Kay (1860–1939), Collector and Critic 1930 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Professor George Matthew Robertson (1864–1932), Psychiatrist 1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Professor George Matthew Robertson (1864–1932), Psychiatrist 1930 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Sir Alexander B. Swan, Lord Provost of Glasgow (1932–1935) c.1935 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir Alexander B. Swan, Lord Provost of Glasgow (1932–1935) c.1935 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
William Wright, DSc, FRCS c.1935 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

William Wright, DSc, FRCS c.1935 Barts and The London Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry
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
Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)