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William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

1 of 20 portraits of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

by Walter Richard Sickert
oil on canvas, 1935
69 3/8 in. x 42 1/4 in. (1762 mm x 1073 mm)
Given by Beaverbrook Foundation, 1977
Primary Collection
NPG 5173

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William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879-1964), Statesman and newspaper proprietor. Sitter in 20 portraits.

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Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942), Painter. Artist of 8 portraits, Sitter associated with 21 portraits.

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Commissioned by Sir James Dunn, a fellow Canadian, this portrait was painted from a photograph that Sickert had seen in the press, setting this against a backdrop depicting Margate harbour.