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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

(1852-1928), Prime Minister

20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 73 portraits
Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to May 1915 and leader of a wartime coalition until outmanoeuvred by Lloyd George in December 1916 and forced to resign, the feud terminally weakening the Liberal Party. An opponent of the enfranchisement of women, Asquith was until 1918 the target of militant suffragettes .

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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Harry Furniss - NPG 3402

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3402

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2302

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 23 February 1889
NPG 2302

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2303

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1889
NPG 2303

Debate on the Indian Council Cotton Duties, by Sydney Prior Hall - NPG 2307

Debate on the Indian Council Cotton Duties

by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 2 March 1895
NPG 2307

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2866a

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s or 1910s?
NPG 2866a

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 4945

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 14 July 1904
NPG 4945

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Reginald Haines - NPG P1700(86a)

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Reginald Haines
vintage print, circa 1907
NPG P1700(86a)

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Walton Adams - NPG P140(38)

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Walton Adams
bromide print, 1913
NPG P140(38)

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by André Cluysenaar - NPG 2361

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by André Cluysenaar
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 2361

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Frank Owen Dobson - NPG 4387

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Frank Owen Dobson
pencil, 1920
NPG 4387

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(2)

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
NPG 4529(2)

Statesmen of World War I, by Sir James Guthrie - NPG 2463

Statesmen of World War I

by Sir James Guthrie
oil on canvas, 1924-1930
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2463

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Sir James Guthrie - NPG 3544

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Sir James Guthrie
oil on canvas, circa 1924-1930
NPG 3544

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea - NPG Ax15687

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea
platinum print, circa 1891-1894
NPG Ax15687

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x12637

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x12637

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x12547

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1895
NPG x12547

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Thomson, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197709

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Thomson, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900-1908
NPG x197709

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197710

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197710

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x82302

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, 1900s
NPG x82302

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x197707

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

by Elliott & Fry
bromide postcard print, circa 1904
NPG x197707

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