Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
(1852-1928), Prime Minister20th 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 .
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
pencil, published in The Graphic 23 February 1889
NPG 2302
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
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.')
pen and ink, 1900s or 1910s?
NPG 2866a
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
vintage print, circa 1907
NPG P1700(86a)
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
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 2361
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
pencil, 1920s?
NPG 4529(2)
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
platinum print, circa 1891-1894
NPG Ax15687
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
albumen cabinet card, circa 1895
NPG x12547
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
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197710
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
bromide postcard print, circa 1904
NPG x197707
Related People
- Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (son)
- (Helen) Violet Bonham Carter (née Asquith), Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (daughter)
- Lady Helen Frances Asquith (granddaughter)
- Anthony Asquith (son)
- Arthur Melland Asquith (son)
- Paul Asquith (grandson)
- Raymond Asquith (son)
- Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (daughter)
- Mark Raymond Bonham-Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter (grandson)
- Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus), Princess de Brancovan (granddaughter)
- Christine Clark (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
- Laura Miranda (née Bonham Carter), Lady Grimond (granddaughter)
- Perdita Rose Mary Jolliffe (née Asquith), Lady Hylton (granddaughter)
- Margaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (wife)
- Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (grandson)
- (Helen) Cressida Ridley (née Bonham Carter) (granddaughter)
- (April) Mary Rous (née Asquith), Countess of Stradbroke (granddaughter)
- Jean Constance Toynbee (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
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