Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
(1897-1977), Prime Minister(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
Sitter in 44 portraits
Conservative Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, Eden was awarded the Military Cross during World War I, and elected MP for Warwick and Leamington in 1923. He was a highly effective Foreign Secretary during a period of immense international tension. As Prime Minister, Eden's support of Anglo-French intervention in the Suez Crisis of 1956 lost him support.
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 20 November 1940
NPG x154417
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1941
NPG x139
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1941
NPG x352
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
dry-plate glass negative, June 1941
NPG x8369
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, June 1941
NPG x8370
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Winston Churchill; Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1943
NPG x198366
Winston Churchill inspecting the Victory Parade, Berlin
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, 21 July 1945
NPG x194064
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, January 1950
NPG x163098
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Winston Churchill
by International News Photos
vintage print, 17 December 1951
NPG x184363
by International News Photos
vintage print, 14 August 1952
NPG x182302
by International News Photos
bromide print, 13 February 1953
NPG x194027
Winston Churchill giving his 80th birthday speech at Westminster Hall
by Jack Esten, for Reuters
bromide press print, 30 November 1954
NPG x199077
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Winston Churchill
by International News Photos
vintage print, circa 1955
NPG x182303
Winston Churchill and his cabinet of 1955
by International News Photos
vintage print, 1955
NPG x182304
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, before 1961
NPG x351
(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D49084
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
after Sir David Low
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 24 September 1949
NPG D43345
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
dry-plate glass negative, June 1941
NPG x8368
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, January 1950
NPG x190611
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