Margot Asquith
(1864-1945), Society hostess; second wife of 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; daughter of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st BtMargaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Sitter associated with 53 portraits
Daughter of the industrialist and politician Sir Charles Tennant, a popular figure in society Margaret was acquainted with many of the leading politicians and thinkers of the day. In 1894 she married the future Prime Minister Herbert Asquith as his second wife. She was outspoken in her opinions and a strong supporter of the Liberal Party. Fiercely loyal towards her husband, she discussed his political decisions with him throughout his career until he appointed Lloyd George as War Secretary in 1916 against her advice. When Herbert Asquith died in 1928, Margot fell into financial difficulty, and took to writing her memoirs as a source of income.
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1833
by John Singer Sargent
charcoal, 1897
NPG 4155
by Baron Adolph de Meyer
vintage bromide print, 1922
NPG P165
by John Thomson
platinum print, 1890
NPG x193215
Margot Asquith as an Oriental Snake Charmer
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1897
NPG x18797
Margot Asquith as an Oriental Snake Charmer
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1897
NPG x18798
Margot Asquith as an Oriental Snake Charmer
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1897
NPG x18800
Margot Asquith as an Oriental Snake Charmer
by Alexander Bassano, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41108
Margot Asquith as an Oriental Snake Charmer
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1897
NPG x18799
'The Great Petticoat Lane Fair: Some Prominent Stallholders at the Albert Hall'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction tear sheet, 1915-1916
NPG Ax105838
by Howard Instead
matte bromide print, 1920s
NPG Ax24999
for Bain News Service
bromide press print, 2 February 1922
NPG x194408
Lytton Strachey; Margot Asquith
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
NPG Ax141458
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142198
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142199
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142200
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142201
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1927
NPG x14176
1st Earl and Countess of Oxford and Asquith with Anthony Asquith
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1928
NPG x30417
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
glass negative, circa 1930
NPG x27885
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
glass negative, circa 1930
NPG x27886
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
glass negative, circa 1930
NPG x27887
by Claude Harris
vintage bromide print, 1930s
NPG x35105
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, circa 1930s
NPG x184082
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 9 December 1932
NPG x35106
by Howard Coster
print, 1937
NPG x24042
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24266
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24267
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24268
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24269
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24270
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24271
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24272
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x24273
Related People
- Anthony Asquith (son)
- Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (daughter)
- Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus), Princess de Brancovan (granddaughter)
- Nancy Dugdale (née Tennant), Lady Crathorne (sister)
- Katharine Elliot (née Tennant), Baroness Elliot of Harwood (sister)
- Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner (brother)
- Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (husband)
- Charlotte Monckton Lister (née Tennant), Lady Ribblesdale (sister)
- Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Bt (father)
- Dame Margaret Wakehurst (sister)
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