Juliet Pannett
(1911-2005), ArtistArtist of 21 portraits
Pannett started painting at the age of three, and by seventeen knew she wanted to be a professional portraitist. Her career began in the 1940s with commissions from the Illustrated London News and other newspapers. As artist for the Illustrated London News from 1957 to 1964, she had her own seat in the press gallery of the House of Commons, from which she made a sketch of Sir Winston Churchill leaving for the last time. Pannett painted nine prime ministers, including Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher. She also portrayed more than a thousand soldiers, intellectuals, politicians, musicians, fellow artists and ordinary British people.
by Juliet Pannett
oil on paper board, 1950s?
NPG 6038
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1954
NPG 3986
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1957
NPG 4073
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, circa 1957-1958
NPG 5761
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1958
NPG 4074
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1960s?
NPG 5760
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, circa 1960
NPG 6037
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1960s?
NPG 6039
William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1960
NPG 6041
Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1961
NPG 4346
Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1961
NPG 4476
Edwin Herbert Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1961
NPG 6040
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1963
NPG 5759
by Juliet Pannett
pencil, 1964
NPG 4474
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1966
NPG 5763
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1967
NPG 6034
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1967
NPG 5764
Sir Francis Wilfred ('Freddie') de Guingand
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1968
NPG 6035
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1972
NPG 6036
by Juliet Pannett
chalk, 1972
NPG 5762
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Freya Schmus
05 September 2020, 20:27
My understanding was that she was the official portrait artist to the Queen for a time. I have portraits done by her of young Princes Edward and Andrew and of Lady Baden-Powell. I also have a couple of family portraits that she did.