Jan Christian Smuts
(1870-1950), Prime Minister of South Africa, Field Marshal and writer on evolution20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 41 portraits
Born in Cape Colony, South Africa; graduated from the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1891; then read law at Christ's College, Cambridge; successfully passed the honours examination of the inns of court by the middle of 1895; returned to South Africa and became involved in politics; appointed state attorney in 1898; played a critical role in the events that led to the outbreak of the South African War; participated in the negotiations that concluded the Boer War in 1902 and created the Union of South Africa in 1910; joined the British War Cabinet after attending the Imperial Conference of 1917; on his return to South Africa, Smuts became prime minister until 1924 and then again from 1939 to 1948.
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, circa 1919-1922
NPG 4187
General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954
by William Rothenstein
sanguine and white chalk, 1923
NPG 4645
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd, after Frank Arthur Swaine, and Langfier Ltd, and Alexander Bassano, and Sport & General Press Agency Ltd, and James Russell & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1911 or after
NPG x197673
possibly by Lafayette, for Topical Press
vintage print, March-April 1917
NPG x137204
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate copy negative, 1942 (1917)
NPG x82123
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32125
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32126
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32127
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32124
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x130051
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1919
NPG x84807
copy by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 15 November 1923
NPG x16774
Jan Christian Smuts; John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1933
NPG x19133
by Howard Coster
print, 1941
NPG x2122
by Natal Mercury
bromide print, 1947
NPG x20699
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1947
NPG x84808
after Francis Dodd
four-colour halftone, (11 May 1917)
NPG D41792
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