Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), Prime Minister
(James) Ramsay MacDonald
Sitter in 52 portraits
With Keir Hardie, Macdonald created the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 and, in a pact with the Liberals, was among the first Labour MPs to be elected in 1906. He was Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party 1911-14 and 1922-31. A moderate, Macdonald persuaded his party to reject communism in 1920. He became Britain's first Labour Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary in 1924. When the Depression brought Macdonald's second term of office to an end in 1931, he became premier of a National Government, but was expelled from the Labour Party. Accused by many of 'falling into the aristocratic embrace', he nevertheless saw Labour overtake the Liberals to become the alternative party of government.
by Solomon Joseph Solomon
oil on canvas, 1911
NPG 3890
by Winifred Cécile Dongworth
watercolour on ivory, 1920-1930
NPG 5029
by Lilian Mary Mayer
watercolour on ivory, 1924
NPG 2066
Ramsay MacDonald with members of his family
by Margaret MacGregor ('Peggy') Angus
oil on plywood, 1930s
NPG 6102
by Sir John Lavery
oil on canvas, 1931
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2959
by Sir Henry Maximilian ('Max') Beerbohm
chalk, 1931
NPG 4665
by Sir Jacob Epstein
bronze bust, 1934
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2934
Malcolm John MacDonald; Ramsay MacDonald
by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, 1936
NPG 6123
by Claude Harris
vintage bromide print on photographer's card mount
NPG x9084
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, July 1907
NPG x31583
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1909
NPG x36285
'Party of Labour Members of Parliament and their wives who visited Germany in the Spring of 1909'
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1909
NPG x36245
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1914
NPG Ax140482
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, December 1919
NPG x14388
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
platinum print, 1920s
NPG x14389
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18817
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18818
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18819
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18816
by London News Agency
carbon print on card mount, January 1924
NPG x13192
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
whole-plate autochrome, 1926
NPG x7196
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
whole-plate autochrome, 1926
NPG x7197
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 31 August 1931
NPG x88283
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 31 August 1931
NPG x88323
'The Prime Minister's Reparations Dilema'
by Central Press
bromide print, 11 January 1932
NPG x20209
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
platinotype on photographer's card mount, 12 October 1933
NPG x14390
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1937
NPG x13193
by Walter Stoneman
negative, July 1941
NPG x515
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1923
NPG D9914
The Paulo-Post-Futurist (Ramsay MacDonald)
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
pen and ink, 1924
NPG D9677
The Labours of MacHercules (Ramsay MacDonald)
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1924
NPG D9845
by Alick P.F. Ritchie
cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2680
The Die-Hard (Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin; Ramsay MacDonald)
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
ink and wash laid down on board, 1930
NPG D9879
The Master Chemist (Ramsay MacDonald)
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
pen and ink, 1931
NPG D9673
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