Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
(1852-1928), Prime Minister20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 73 portraits
Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to May 1915 and leader of a wartime coalition until outmanoeuvred by Lloyd George in December 1916 and forced to resign, the feud terminally weakening the Liberal Party. An opponent of the enfranchisement of women, Asquith was until 1918 the target of militant suffragettes .
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3402
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 23 February 1889
NPG 2302
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1889
NPG 2303
Debate on the Indian Council Cotton Duties
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 2 March 1895
NPG 2307
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s or 1910s?
NPG 2866a
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 14 July 1904
NPG 4945
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Reginald Haines
vintage print, circa 1907
NPG P1700(86a)
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Walton Adams
bromide print, 1913
NPG P140(38)
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by André Cluysenaar
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 2361
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Frank Owen Dobson
pencil, 1920
NPG 4387
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
NPG 4529(2)
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sir James Guthrie
oil on canvas, circa 1924-1930
NPG 3544
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea
platinum print, circa 1891-1894
NPG Ax15687
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x12637
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1895
NPG x12547
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Thomson, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900-1908
NPG x197709
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197710
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, 1900s
NPG x82302
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Elliott & Fry
bromide postcard print, circa 1904
NPG x197707
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Reginald Haines, published by Batchelder Brothers
bromide postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197708
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by George Charles Beresford
photogravure, 1908
NPG x12638
'Visit of Members of the Russian Duma to England, 1909'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 22 June 1909
NPG x135577
'Visit of Members of the Russian Duma to England, 1909'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 22 June 1909
NPG x135578
'Luncheon Party to the President and Members of the Russian Duma at the House of Commons'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 22 June 1909
NPG x135581
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Olive Edis
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x12786
by W. & D. Downey
bromide print, 1911
NPG x134960
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 19 February 1914
NPG Ax7857
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 19 February 1914
NPG Ax7821
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1917
NPG x186955
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1917
NPG Ax140551
Clive Bell; Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1917
NPG Ax140556
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; Alix Strachey; Lytton Strachey
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1917
NPG Ax140633
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1917
NPG Ax140551a
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141295
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141357
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141358
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1923
NPG x6559
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith and his grandchildren
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, circa 1925
NPG x184089
Group including Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142204
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; Mark Gertler and two others
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142205
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142206
Group including Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142207
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142209
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1927
NPG Ax142778
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1927
NPG Ax142779
1st Earl and Countess of Oxford and Asquith with Anthony Asquith
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1928
NPG x30417
by Walter Stoneman
negative, July 1941
NPG x515
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith ('Statesmen. No. 582. "East Fife."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 August 1891
NPG D44553
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1892
NPG D23393
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1892
NPG D5449
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith ('Statesmen. No. 799. "brains"')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 14 July 1904
NPG D45231
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by F. de Haenen
pen and ink and gouache, published 1906
NPG D6535
published by Mrs S. Burgess
tinted lithograph, 1908
NPG D39489
by 'XIT'
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 17 March 1910
NPG D45548
All in Due Course (Winston Churchill; Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1911
NPG D9939
The Preambulator (Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1911
NPG D9962
Quid Pro Quo (John Edward Redmond; Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1911
NPG D11475
The Wrong Solution (Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1912
NPG D9889
The Heart of Midlothian (Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; Bonar Law)
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1912
NPG D11474
Related People
- Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (son)
- (Helen) Violet Bonham Carter (née Asquith), Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (daughter)
- Lady Helen Frances Asquith (granddaughter)
- Anthony Asquith (son)
- Arthur Melland Asquith (son)
- Paul Asquith (grandson)
- Raymond Asquith (son)
- Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (daughter)
- Mark Raymond Bonham-Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter (grandson)
- Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus), Princess de Brancovan (granddaughter)
- Christine Clark (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
- Laura Miranda (née Bonham Carter), Lady Grimond (granddaughter)
- Perdita Rose Mary Jolliffe (née Asquith), Lady Hylton (granddaughter)
- Margaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (wife)
- Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (grandson)
- (Helen) Cressida Ridley (née Bonham Carter) (granddaughter)
- (April) Mary Rous (née Asquith), Countess of Stradbroke (granddaughter)
- Jean Constance Toynbee (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.