Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891-1969), Field Marshal
Sitter in 41 portraits
Soldier and Governor General of Canada. In the First World War, Alexander commanded a battalion on the Western Front, winning the MC in 1915 and the DSO in 1916. With Montgomery he supervised the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. He became Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, in 1942 and helped to achieve victory in North Africa (1943). After the War, Alexander was appointed Governor General of Canada. He was made an earl on his return to Britain in 1952 and became Minister for Defence (1952-4).
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bertram Park
vintage bromide print, 24 February 1941
NPG P457
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1952
NPG P490(2)
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1952
NPG P490(3)
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by John Gilroy
oil on paper, 1957
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4689
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1942 (1922)
NPG x86138
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1942 (1922)
NPG x86139
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano
vintage print, 19 August 1926
NPG x83958
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano
vintage print, 19 August 1926
NPG x83959
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123666
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123667
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123668
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, March 1938
NPG x163472
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1942
NPG x86137
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1945
NPG x163477
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Frederick Maillard
bromide print, 1946
NPG x135978
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1946
NPG x2562
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1946
NPG x2563
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1946
NPG x86140
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1946
NPG x86141
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1946
NPG x86142
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