Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
9 of 44 portraits of Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Derek Hill
oil on canvas, 1974
18 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in. (460 mm x 460 mm)
Given by Clarissa Eden (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess of Avon, 1985
Primary Collection
NPG 5775
Sitterback to top
- (Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977), Prime Minister. Sitter in 44 portraits.
Artistback to top
- (Arthur) Derek Hill (1916-2000), Artist, writer and organiser of exhibitions. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This sketch was made in connection with a portrait for Birmingham University.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 25
Events of 1974back to top
Current affairs
28 people are killed and hundreds injured in the IRA pub bombings. Two pubs in Guilford popular with army personnel were attacked with gelignite bombs, followed by a pub in Woolwich and then two in Birmingham. 17 people, known as the Guilford Four, the Maguire Seven and the Birmingham Six, were arrested for the bombing but all were eventually found to have been wrongfully imprisoned.Art and science
John Le Carré publishes his classic spy thriller, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The novel was later made into a BBC miniseries starring Alec Guinness.International
A one party communist state is established in Ethiopia after a committee of military officers known as the Derg depose Halie Selassie from power.Greek Cypriot officers depose President Archbishop Makarios III in a coup d'etat sponsored by the Greek Government. Taking advantage of the situation, Turkey sent troops to occupy half the island, proclaiming the Turkish Federal State of Cyprus the following year.
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