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Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 BBC England
Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Henry Treffry Dunn (1838–1899)

Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Truro City Council Municipal Buildings
Thomas Edward Salter, JP, CC 1924 Bernard Munns (1869–1942)

Thomas Edward Salter, JP, CC 1924 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Reverend Robert Wedgwood (1806–1881) unknown artist

Reverend Robert Wedgwood (1806–1881) Winchcombe Town Hall
Lord Denning, President (1952–1983) 1977 John Stanton Ward (1917–2007)

Lord Denning, President (1952–1983) 1977 Birkbeck, University of London
William Henry Abbey 1935 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

William Henry Abbey 1935 Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
Antony Brett (1913–1981), Last Steward of the Hospital (1947–1977) 1982 Simon Brett (b.1943)

Antony Brett (1913–1981), Last Steward of the Hospital (1947–1977) 1982 St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum and Archive
Edward VII (1841–1910), When Prince of Wales 1904 Harry M. Allen (active 1907–1937)

Edward VII (1841–1910), When Prince of Wales 1904 Mark Masons' Hall
Christopher John Newman Hall (1816–1902) c.1896–1897 Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952)

Christopher John Newman Hall (1816–1902) c.1896–1897 The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited
John Law Smith 1928 Frederick Appleyard (1874–1963)

John Law Smith 1928 Preston Park Museum & Grounds
Charles Niven 1929 John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)

Charles Niven 1929 University of Aberdeen
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 1933 S. S. Souter (attributed to)

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 1933 University of Aberdeen
Principal J. Maxwell Irvine 1996 Alexander Fraser (b.1940)

Principal J. Maxwell Irvine 1996 University of Aberdeen
George Grubb (d.1892), LLD 1891 George Reid (1841–1913)

George Grubb (d.1892), LLD 1891 University of Aberdeen
Study for Cathedral Painting V Alan Parker (b.1965)

Study for Cathedral Painting V Usher Gallery
Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Arthur Kay (c.1862–1939) 1930 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
W. A. Jardine, Engineer, NBR 1846–1850 E. M. Ross

W. A. Jardine, Engineer, NBR 1846–1850 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Thomas Pinchard 1877 Henry Turner Munns (1832–1898)

Thomas Pinchard 1877 New Cross Hospital
Richard Briscoe 1880 Henry Turner Munns (1832–1898)

Richard Briscoe 1880 New Cross Hospital
Lord James of Rusholme, First Vice-Chancellor 1973 William D. Dring (1904–1990)

Lord James of Rusholme, First Vice-Chancellor 1973 The University of York