6 OF 28

Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton

6 of 28 portraits of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton

by Mark Boxer
ink, pencil and black crayon, early 1970s
16 1/2 in. x 11 5/8 in. (419 mm x 295 mm)
Purchased, 1987
Primary Collection
NPG 5920(23)

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Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986), Prime Minister. Sitter in 28 portraits.

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Mark Boxer (1931-1988), Cartoonist. Artist of 26 portraits, Sitter associated with 7 portraits.

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The cartoonist 'Vicky' dubbed him 'Supermac', which gave him folk-hero status. This cartoon has a valedictory air. Macmillan had acquired a taste for shooting game from his father-in-law, the Duke of Devonshire, and, as the historian Robert Blake put it, he did "genuinely enjoy shooting and made himself into a proficient, if slightly over-dressed, performer". Something of this has been caught here by Mark.