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Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

(1897-1977), Prime Minister

(Robert) Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

Sitter in 44 portraits
Conservative Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, Eden was awarded the Military Cross during World War I, and elected MP for Warwick and Leamington in 1923. He was a highly effective Foreign Secretary during a period of immense international tension. As Prime Minister, Eden's support of Anglo-French intervention in the Suez Crisis of 1956 lost him support.

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Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Edmond Xavier Kapp - NPG 4907

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Edmond Xavier Kapp
lithographic chalk, 1935
NPG 4907

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Cecil Beaton - NPG P869(4)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print on white card mount, 1943
NPG P869(4)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P246

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1945
NPG P246

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(8)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1945
NPG P490(8)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(122)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1949 or before
NPG 4529(122)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(120)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(120)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(121)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(121)

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Philippe Halsman - NPG P398

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG P398

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Derek Hill - NPG 5775

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Derek Hill
oil on canvas, 1974
NPG 5775

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x84149

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 17 November 1931
NPG x84149

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x84150

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 17 November 1931
NPG x84150

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81171

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81171

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81172

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81172

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81173

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81173

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Lafayette - NPG x48542

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Lafayette
half-plate nitrate negative, 21 October 1933
NPG x48542

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Madame Yevonde - NPG x11652

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Madame Yevonde
bromide print, 1935
NPG x11652

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald - NPG x36483

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 22 August 1935
NPG x36483

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Beatrice Helen Eden (née Beckett), by Fox Photos Ltd - NPG x194082

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Beatrice Helen Eden (née Beckett)

by Fox Photos Ltd
bromide print, 5 November 1935
NPG x194082

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, by Unknown photographer - NPG x76567

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 16 March 1939
NPG x76567

The High Commissioners to the Dominions Offices (including (Charles) Vincent Massey and Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon), by Bassano Ltd - NPG x154416

The High Commissioners to the Dominions Offices (including (Charles) Vincent Massey and Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon)

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 20 November 1940
NPG x154416

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