7 OF 69

Joe Chamberlain

7 of 69 portraits of Joe Chamberlain

Joe Chamberlain

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1890s or 1900s?
6 1/4 in. x 3 3/8 in. (159 mm x 85 mm)
Purchased, 1936
Primary Collection
NPG 2829

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Joseph ('Joe') Chamberlain (1836-1914), Industrialist and politician. Sitter associated with 69 portraits.

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Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') (1844-1925), Cartoonist and journalist. Artist associated with 128 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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One of the dominating political personalities of the period, Chamberlain was a favourite subject of Gould's who recorded the twists and turns of his career in numerous caricatures. Chamberlain is reputed to have sent Gould a photograph of himself inscribed 'From the real Chamberlain to the author of the fictitious Chamberlain'.