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
lithographic chalk, 1935
NPG 4907
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
bromide print, 1945
NPG P246
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
pencil, 1949 or before
NPG 4529(122)
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
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(121)
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG P398
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Derek Hill
oil on canvas, 1974
NPG 5775
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
bromide print, 17 November 1931
NPG x84150
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
whole-plate glass negative, 17 November 1931
NPG x81172
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
half-plate nitrate negative, 21 October 1933
NPG x48542
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
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
bromide print, 5 November 1935
NPG x194082
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 16 March 1939
NPG x76567
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 20 November 1940
NPG x154416
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