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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

(1868-1930), Industrialist, financier and Liberal politician; MP for Chester, Swansea and Carmarthen

Sitter in 10 portraits
Industrialist, financier and politician; The son of Ludwig Mond, a prominent industrialist, Melchett joined the family firm and through numerous amalgamations consolidated in 1926 the firm of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd (ICI). An advocate of co-operation and co-ordination between employers and the employed, his considerable negotiating skills were a useful adjunct to his political career as a Liberal MP between 1906 and 1928. Minister of Health (1921-2).

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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, by Powys Evans - NPG 5062

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by Powys Evans
pen and ink, 1926
NPG 5062

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, by William Rothenstein - NPG 4788

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by William Rothenstein
sanguine, circa 1929
NPG 4788

''Imperial Press Conference' Luncheon Party at the House of Commons', by Benjamin Stone - NPG x135514

''Imperial Press Conference' Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 7 June 1909
NPG x135514

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x45440

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by H. Walter Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1910-1920
NPG x45440

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, published by J. Millhoff & Co Ltd - NPG x196380

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

published by J. Millhoff & Co Ltd
bromide cigarette card, published circa 1930
NPG x196380

The Westminster Follies: Second Edition. New Turns! New Dresses!, by Bernard Partridge - NPG D9611

The Westminster Follies: Second Edition. New Turns! New Dresses!

by Bernard Partridge
ink and watercolour on artists' board, 1926
NPG D9611

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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass copy negative, January 1949 (1917)
NPG x189766

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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1917
NPG x43815

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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1917
NPG x43816

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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1917
NPG x67944

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