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Clement Attlee

3 of 3 portraits by George Harcourt

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Clement Attlee

by George Harcourt
oil on canvas, 1946
31 1/4 in. x 24 3/4 in. (794 mm x 629 mm)
Bequeathed by Edric William Hoyer Millar, 1967
Primary Collection
NPG 4593

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  • George Harcourt (1868-1947), Portrait and figure painter. Artist or producer of 3 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

Linked publicationsback to top

  • Bayly, Christopher, The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947, 1990 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 19 October 1990 - 17 March 1991), p. 413
  • Cooper, John, Great Britons: The Great Debate, 2002, p. 131
  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 22

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Current affairs

The new Labour government begins to act upon the recommendations of the Beveridge Report (1942) by nationalising The Bank of England and Imperial Communications, bringing in a National Insurance Bill, and setting plans for the National Health Service. Nationalisation of industry and the provision of free healthcare and welfare were the main aims of post-war domestic politics.

Art and science

Mervyn Peake publishes Titus Groan; the first of his Gormenghast Trilogy. The three novels are regarded as classics of the fantasy genre, although they contain no magic or intelligent non-human characters, so might more appropriately be described as belonging to the 'gothic' or 'fantastic' genre.

International

Nazi officials are tried for their part in the War and the Holocaust at Nuremberg. The trials were to prosecute war criminals and the location was chosen because it was the site of the annual Nazi rallies, and therefore seen as a fitting place for the demise of the party. The Nuremberg Trials paved the way for post-war developments in international criminal law.

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