Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Prime Minister
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Sitter in 147 portraits
Born at Blenheim Palace, after serving in the army, Churchill entered parliament in 1900. In 1911 he became First Lord of the Admiralty. Held responsible for the failure of the Dardanelles expedition, he resigned in 1915. Saw active service in World War I, before returning to ministerial office in 1917. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, he returned Britain to the gold standard, which led to the General Strike of 1926. Resigned in 1931, opposing his party's policy of self-government for India. In the years before World war II, Churchill consistently opposed appeasement with Hitler, and challenged Chamberlain's leadership in 1940, succeeding him as prime minister to become Britain's greatest war-time leader.
by Edward Lyddell Sawyer
albumen print, 1901
NPG P705
by Ambrose McEvoy
oil on canvas, circa 1915
NPG 6478
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by Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen
oil on canvas, 1916
On display in Room 30 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L250
by Sir James Guthrie
oil on canvas, 1924-1930
On display in Room 30 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2463
by Walter Richard Sickert
oil on canvas, 1927
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4438
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1941
On display at Beningbrough Hall
NPG P1368
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1954
On display at Churchill Museum, Cabinet War Rooms, London
NPG 5331
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1954
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5332
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
chalk, 1954
NPG 5333
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
pen and ink and pencil, 1954
NPG 5334
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
pencil and wash, 1954
NPG 6096
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
sketchbook, 14 pages, 1954
NPG 5330
after Oscar Nemon
bronze bust, 1995 (circa 1955)
NPG 6347
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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (father)
Arabella Churchill (granddaughter)
Diana Churchill (Mrs Bailey, later Mrs Sandys) (daughter)
Jeanette ('Jennie') Churchill (née Jerome), Lady Randolph Churchill (mother)
John George Spencer Churchill (nephew)
Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill (son)
Sarah Churchill (daughter)
Winston Spencer Churchill (grandson)
Rosamond Jane Frances (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady de Ramsey (aunt)
Georgiana Elizabeth (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess Howe (aunt)
John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (grandfather)
Frances Anne Emily Churchill (née Vane), Duchess of Marlborough (grandmother)
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (uncle)
Anne Emily Innes-Ker (née Spencer-Churchill), Duchess of Roxburghe (aunt)
Hon. Emma Mary Soames (granddaughter)
Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier), Baroness Spencer-Churchill (wife)
Fanny Octavia Louisa (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Tweedmouth (aunt)
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson (née Spencer-Churchill) (aunt)
Cornelia Henrietta Maria (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Wimborne (aunt)
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