Stanley Baldwin
(1867-1947), Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin
Sitter in 76 portraits
Conservative politician and three times Prime Minister during the 1920s and 1930s. Baldwin's premierships saw two major political events, the General Strike and the Abdication of Edward VIII. In both he was a steadying influence and his popular public broadcasts brought the nation through the crises. After 1939, Baldwin was criticised for supposed failures, notably his doomed attempts to appease Adolf Hitler and apparent reluctance to re-arm Britain in the lead-up to war. However recent scholarship has restored his reputation revealing that a rearmament programme was in place by the time of Baldwin's retirement in 1937.
Lucy (née Ridsdale), Countess Baldwin; Stanley Baldwin
by Fox Photos Ltd
bromide press print, 1935
NPG x184166
by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 10 December 1936
NPG x88300
Stanley Baldwin; Lucy (née Ridsdale), Countess Baldwin
by Alfieri Picture Service
bromide press print, 1937
NPG x184103
Lucy (née Ridsdale), Countess Baldwin; Neville Chamberlain; Stanley Baldwin
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 24 June 1937
NPG x184165
Lucy (née Ridsdale), Countess Baldwin; Stanley Baldwin
by Associated Press
bromide press print, 26 November 1937
NPG x184168
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, January 1938
NPG x162893
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1938
NPG x2694
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1938
NPG x2695
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1938
NPG x2696
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1938
NPG x2697
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1938
NPG x2698
by Walter Stoneman
negative, July 1941
NPG x515
after Francis Dodd
photograph of drawing, early-mid 20th century
NPG D7480
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1923
NPG D9856
An Heroic Remedy (Stanley Baldwin)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink, 1923
NPG D9857
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1923
NPG D9914
Penny-Halfpenny Wise ... (Stanley Baldwin)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1924
NPG D9840
Stanley Baldwin; Joseph Farquharson; Lucy Kemp-Welch
by Fred Roe
pencil, 6 May 1925
NPG D43164
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2653
The Westminster Follies: Second Edition. New Turns! New Dresses!
by Bernard Partridge
ink and watercolour on artists' board, 1926
NPG D9611
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