Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
(1848-1930), Archbishop of CanterburySitter associated with 27 portraits
Ordained Deacon in 1874 and became a priest the following year. He served as Chaplain to Archibald Campbell Tait, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and married Tait's daughter, Edith. When Tait died Queen Victoria asked Davidson for an account of the deathbed scene; he so impressed her that he became her trusted confidant and was made Dean of Windsor. He was subsequently Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Winchester before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury in 1903. He played a major part in the funeral ceremonies for Queen Victoria in 1901, and was responsible for the wake at Osborne House. He was the first Archbishop of Canterbury to retire in 1928, all predecessors having died in office.
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, 1894
NPG P1700(76b)
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth; David Lloyd George
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s or 1910s?
NPG 2863
The Education Bill in the House of Lords (The Collapse of the Archbishop of Canterbury)
by Sydney Prior Hall
watercolour, published in The Graphic 13 December 1902
NPG 2369
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, 1910
NPG 2956
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Samuel Alexander Walker, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd
carbon print, published February 1890
NPG Ax38355
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1894
NPG x75985
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, 1894
NPG x75986
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Frederic G. Hodsoll
bromide print, early 1900s
NPG Ax25153
'Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Strathcona, Mr. Carnegie, & Principal Lang'
by E.H. Mills, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197874
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Carl Vandyk, published by The Regal Publishing Co
photogravure, mid 1900s-early 1910s
NPG x13171
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by William Heath, published by Rapid Photo Co
bromide postcard print, mid-late 1900s
NPG x134667
Anglican Bishops and committee members of the Pan-Anglican Congress.
by Mayall & Co
bromide print, 1908
NPG x34366
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x38523
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG x167012
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39001
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Olive Edis
matte bromide print on photographer's card mount, 1920s
NPG x5202
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
by Olive Edis
matte bromide print on photographer's card mount, 1920s
NPG x5203
Edward White Benson; possibly Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth; Frederick Temple
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
NPG D41932
Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth ('Statesmen. No. 743.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 19 December 1901
NPG D45097
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