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Ramsay MacDonald

(1866-1937), Prime Minister

(James) Ramsay MacDonald

Sitter associated with 72 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.

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Ramsay MacDonald, by Winifred Cécile Dongworth - NPG 5029

Ramsay MacDonald

by Winifred Cécile Dongworth
watercolour on ivory, 1920-1930
NPG 5029

Ramsay MacDonald, by Lilian Mary Mayer - NPG 2066

Ramsay MacDonald

by Lilian Mary Mayer
watercolour on ivory, 1924
NPG 2066

Ramsay MacDonald, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(222)

Ramsay MacDonald

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1926 or before
NPG 4529(222)

Ramsay MacDonald, by Sir Max Beerbohm - NPG 4665

Ramsay MacDonald

by Sir Max Beerbohm
chalk, 1931
NPG 4665

Ramsay MacDonald, by Herbert George Ponting - NPG P2083

Ramsay MacDonald

by Herbert George Ponting
bromide print, circa 1931
NPG P2083

'Like Father: Like Son (XIV)' (Malcolm John MacDonald; Ramsay MacDonald), by Anthony Wysard - NPG 6123

'Like Father: Like Son (XIV)' (Malcolm John MacDonald; Ramsay MacDonald)

by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, published in 'The Tatler' April 1936
NPG 6123

Ramsay MacDonald, by Central News Ltd, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x197823

Ramsay MacDonald

by Central News Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1910s
NPG x197823

Ramsay MacDonald, published by Independent Labour Party ('I.L.P.') - NPG x197826

Ramsay MacDonald

published by Independent Labour Party ('I.L.P.')
halftone postcard print, circa 1910
NPG x197826

Ramsay MacDonald, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140482

Ramsay MacDonald

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1914
NPG Ax140482

Ramsay MacDonald, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x14388

Ramsay MacDonald

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, December 1919
NPG x14388

Ramsay MacDonald, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x6542

Ramsay MacDonald

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1920
NPG x6542

Ramsay MacDonald, by Claude Harris - NPG x9084

Ramsay MacDonald

by Claude Harris
vintage bromide print, 1920s
NPG x9084

Ramsay MacDonald, by Hay Wrightson, published by  James Dawson Yeadon - NPG x197822

Ramsay MacDonald

by Hay Wrightson, published by James Dawson Yeadon
bromide postcard print, circa 1920s
NPG x197822

Ramsay MacDonald, by Walter Scott - NPG x197825

Ramsay MacDonald

by Walter Scott
bromide postcard print, circa 1920s
NPG x197825

Ramsay MacDonald, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x162226

Ramsay MacDonald

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1923
NPG x162226

Ramsay MacDonald, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18817

Ramsay MacDonald

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18817

Ramsay MacDonald, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18818

Ramsay MacDonald

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18818

Ramsay MacDonald, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18819

Ramsay MacDonald

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18819

Ramsay MacDonald, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18816

Ramsay MacDonald

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 February 1923
NPG x18816

Ramsay MacDonald, by London News Agency - NPG x13192

Ramsay MacDonald

by London News Agency
carbon print, January 1924
NPG x13192

Ramsay MacDonald, by Vandyk, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x197824

Ramsay MacDonald

by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, late 1920s
NPG x197824

Ishbel MacDonald; Ramsay MacDonald, by Unknown photographer - NPG x198423

Ishbel MacDonald; Ramsay MacDonald

by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1929
NPG x198423

Ramsay MacDonald, by Unknown photographer - NPG x198567

Ramsay MacDonald

by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, circa 1929
NPG x198567

Ramsay MacDonald, published by J. Millhoff & Co Ltd - NPG x196383

Ramsay MacDonald

published by J. Millhoff & Co Ltd
bromide cigarette card, published circa 1930
NPG x196383

National Cabinet Group, by James Jarché, for  Daily Herald - NPG x88283

National Cabinet Group

by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 31 August 1931
NPG x88283

National Cabinet Group, by James Jarché, for  Daily Herald - NPG x88323

National Cabinet Group

by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 31 August 1931
NPG x88323

Ramsay MacDonald, by Olive Edis - NPG x14390

Ramsay MacDonald

by Olive Edis
platinotype on photographer's card mount, 12 October 1933
NPG x14390

The Wait-And-Seesaw, by Bernard Partridge - NPG D9914

The Wait-And-Seesaw

by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1923
NPG D9914

Ramsay MacDonald, by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie - NPG D2680

Ramsay MacDonald

by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2680

Ramsay MacDonald, after Sir David Low - NPG D4532

Ramsay MacDonald

after Sir David Low
print, 1926
NPG D4532

Ramsay MacDonald, by Tom Cottrell - NPG D2837

Ramsay MacDonald

by Tom Cottrell
chromolithographic cigarette card, 1929
NPG D2837

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