Conservative Party Conference, Brighton 1982

1 portrait

by Paul Brason
oil on canvas, 1982-1985
72 in. x 94 in. (1829 mm x 2388 mm)
Given by Stanton D. Loring, 1985
Primary Collection
NPG 5843

Click on the links below to find out more:

Artistback to top

Paul Brason (1952-), Portrait painter. Artist of 3 portraits.

Sittersback to top

(Richard Edward) Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon (1926-), Politician. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Cecil Edward Parkinson, Baron Parkinson (1931-), Politician. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Ann Mary Parkinson, Lady Parkinson (1935-), Wife of Baron Parkinson. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym (1922-2008), Politician. Sitter associated with 29 portraits.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts), Baroness Thatcher (1925-2013), Prime Minister. Sitter in 30 portraits.
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt (1915-2003), Businessman; husband of Baroness Thatcher. Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This portrait depicts Margaret Thatcher giving a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton in 1982. The sitters are, from left to right: Sir Geoffrey Howe, Cecil Parkinson, his wife Ann Mary, Margaret Thatcher, her husband Denis and Francis Pym. The portrait was commissioned by the American collector Stanton D. Loring, an admirer of Winston Churchill, who desired a painting which would emphasize the Prime Minister's qualities of leadership. She stands under the words 'The Resolute Approach'. Given by Stanton D. Loring, 1985.