Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977), Prime Minister
(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
Sitter associated with 29 portraits
Conservative Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, Eden was awarded the Military Cross during World War I, and elected MP for Warwick and Leamington in 1923. He was a highly effective Foreign Secretary during a period of immense international tension. As Prime Minister, Eden's support of Anglo-French intervention in the Suez Crisis of 1956 lost him support.
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Edmond Xavier Kapp
lithographic chalk, 1935
NPG 4907
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print on white card mount, 1943
NPG P869(4)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1945
NPG P490(8)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(120)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(121)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(122)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by (Arthur) Derek Hill
oil on canvas, 1974
NPG 5775
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Bassano
vintage print, 17 November 1931
NPG x84149
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Bassano
vintage print, 17 November 1931
NPG x84150
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81171
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81172
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81173
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
half-plate nitrate negative, 21 October 1933
NPG x48542
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Madame Yevonde
bromide print, 1935
NPG x11652
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 22 August 1935
NPG x36483
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 20 November 1940
NPG x154416
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 20 November 1940
NPG x154417
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
dry-plate glass negative, June 1941
NPG x8369
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, June 1941
NPG x8370
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, January 1950
NPG x163098
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 16 March 1939
NPG x76567
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
dry-plate glass negative, June 1941
NPG x8368
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Unidentified Italian official
probably by Sir (Henry) Ashley Clarke
vintage snapshot print, September 1954
NPG x136192
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, before 1961
NPG x351
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