John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
(1906-1985), Headmaster, educationist and public servantSitter in 11 portraits
Chairman of a number of government committees, Wolfenden's name is inextricably linked with the Wolfenden Report on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (1954-7), which resulted in the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. His association with this controversial act was ironic, since Wolfenden himself was traditionalist in his personal morality. As Chairman of the University Grants Committee, he presided over a doubling in national student numbers, before becoming director of the British Museum. He was created a life peer in 1974.
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Trevor Stubley
pastel, 1979
NPG 5540
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, circa 1942
NPG x91832
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1942
NPG x82057
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1950
NPG x91833
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 1950
NPG x99225
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 1950
NPG x99226
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, early 1950s
NPG x85099
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 24 April 1961
NPG x125605
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 5 February 1968
NPG x165818
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 5 February 1968
NPG x166123
John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, April 1957
NPG x186251
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.