Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
(1864-1945), Archbishop of CanterburySitter in 52 portraits
Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Scotland Lang entered the Church of England in 1890 as curate in a Leeds Parish church. He became the Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford, Bishop of Stepney (1901-8) and Canon of St Paul's. In 1908 he was appointed Archbishop of York, a significant promotion which acknowledged Lang's status as a rising star, and in 1928 became Archbishop of Canterbury. During his early career Lang was prepared to challenge the establishment and he later attracted controversy for his forthright criticism of Edward VIII following the King's abdication from the throne in 1936.
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print, 1904 or before
NPG P1700(75b)
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Ivan Opffer
sanguine, 1934
NPG 5444
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Ian Campbell
pencil and chalk, 1936
NPG 5904
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Sir William Reynolds-Stephens
white metal bust, 1938
NPG 5753
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Albert Howard Hester
cabinet card, 1870s-1900s
NPG x12160
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide print, 1900-1904
NPG x12162
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Carl Vandyk, published by The Regal Publishing Co
photogravure, 1900s-early 1910s
NPG x28741
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by William Slade Stuart, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide print, 1909
NPG x12161
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
bromide print, circa 1909
NPG x12163
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x38523
King George V walking to Silverwood Colliery
by Illustrated News
bromide print, July 1912
NPG x134968
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39007
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Unknown photographer
bromide print on card mount, 1920s
NPG x28740
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1923
NPG x167178
'Christening of George Henry Hubert Lascelles'
by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 25 March 1923; published 1923
NPG x197873
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on tissue, 1930s
NPG x92072
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 15 November 1934
NPG x135656
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152108
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152111
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152115
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152117
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152119
Henry Snell, 1st Baron Snell and Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambet
by Reuben Saidman, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 9 February 1937
NPG x135657
'Peers Paying Homage to the King'
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 12 May 1937
NPG x193007
'The Coronation of King George VI, Westminster Abbey'
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 12 May 1937
NPG x193008
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81357
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81359
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81358
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81360
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81361
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81362
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81312
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 March 1937
NPG x81363
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1941
NPG x470
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate copy glass negative, 1943
NPG x82095
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print
NPG x90191
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print
NPG x90192
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth ('Men of the Day. No. 1011. "A Bishop of Decision."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 19 April 1906.
NPG D45323
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Powys Evans, published by The Saturday Review
print, published 23 January 1926
NPG D5036
'Dean Inge, by his articles in a well-known journal, forfeits his amateur status'
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and crayon, 1928-1931
NPG D18344
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
after Frances Amicia de Biden Footner
collotype, 1930s
NPG D20827
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
issued by Ardath Tobacco Company Limited
relief halftone cigarette card, 1937
NPG D49099
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152109
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152110
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152112
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152113
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152114
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152116
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 27 February 1936
NPG x152118
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman
negative, February 1941
NPG x162917
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth
by Walter Stoneman
negative, February 1941
NPG x162918
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.