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Anthony Bedford Steel (1900–1973), Principal of University College Cardiff (1949–1966), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales... 1961 Margaret Ware

Anthony Bedford Steel (1900–1973), Principal of University College Cardiff (1949–1966), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales (1956–1961) 1961 Trinity St David, Lampeter, Founder's Library
Lord Lambury (1896–1967), Chairman of Austin Motor Company 1951 Maurice Frederick Codner (1888–1958)

Lord Lambury (1896–1967), Chairman of Austin Motor Company 1951 British Motor Museum
Lytton Strachey c.1913–1914 Henry Lamb (1883–1960)

Lytton Strachey c.1913–1914 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Lillian McDonald, Headmistress of Park School (1944–1962) c.1962 Kathryn Kynoch (b.1942)

Lillian McDonald, Headmistress of Park School (1944–1962) c.1962 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965) 1974–1975 Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965) 1974–1975 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
Sydney Ashton Syddall, Mayor of Chesterfield (1941) 1942 Ronald Thursby (active 1939–1942)

Sydney Ashton Syddall, Mayor of Chesterfield (1941) 1942 Chesterfield Museum & Art Gallery
Cecil Collins at the Central School of Art, London 1982 Rosalind Cuthbert (b.1951)

Cecil Collins at the Central School of Art, London 1982 Chelmsford Museum Store
Aunt Lilla 1943 Dod Procter (1892–1972)

Aunt Lilla 1943 Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Euryl Stevens 1961 Peter Barrie Gross (1924–1987)

Euryl Stevens 1961 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
George Davis Hornblower (1864–1951) 1895 William Edwin Pimm (1864–1952)

George Davis Hornblower (1864–1951) 1895 Royal Cornwall Museum
Roger Clark (1871–1971) 1950 Barry Craig (1902–1951)

Roger Clark (1871–1971) 1950 Street Library
Scene in Great Western Railway Factory 1949 Ken Symonds (1927–2010)

Scene in Great Western Railway Factory 1949 Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
Self Portrait 1961 John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Self Portrait 1961 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Richard Wattis (1912–1975) 2004 Gary Morgan (b.1962)

Richard Wattis (1912–1975) 2004 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Eric Sykes (b.1923) 2007 Wil Jones (b.1960)

Eric Sykes (b.1923) 2007 Gallery Oldham
Professor Gwyn Jones (1907–1999) 1969 William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)

Professor Gwyn Jones (1907–1999) 1969 Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
S. C. Dyke Seated in Laboratory (1886–1975) 1953 Harry Turner (b.1908)

S. C. Dyke Seated in Laboratory (1886–1975) 1953 New Cross Hospital
Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond (b.1924) 1970 Lucian Freud (1922–2011)

Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond (b.1924) 1970 Victoria Gallery & Museum
Professor William Campbell Stewart 1990 Shi-he Dai (active 1989–1990)

Professor William Campbell Stewart 1990 Keele University Art Collection
Professor and Doctor Ford 1974 Juliet Kathleen Pannett (1911–2005)

Professor and Doctor Ford 1974 University of Southampton