Clement Attlee
(1883-1967), Prime MinisterClement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee
Sitter in 49 portraits
In 1922, Attlee was elected Labour MP for Limehouse, and in 1935 he became leader of the Labour Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister under Winston Churchill in the coalition wartime Government in 1940-5. In the 1945 election, Labour held its first overall majority in the House of Commons with a landslide victory. Attlee's government laid the foundations of the Welfare State and nationalised the Bank of England, transport, communications, coal, gas and electricity, and the iron and steel industries. He stepped down when Labour lost the 1955 election and was succeeded as leader by Hugh Gaitskell.
Clement Attlee; Arthur Greenwood
by Felix H. Man
bromide print, 1939
NPG P16
by George Harcourt
oil on canvas, 1946
NPG 4593
by Robin Craig Guthrie
black and white chalk on paper laid on card, 1950s?
NPG 6502
by David McFall
bronze head, 1965
NPG 4601
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1930
NPG x163783
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 14 November 1935
NPG x88301
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 26 October 1935
NPG x88302
by Daily Herald
bromide press print, 1936
NPG x184281
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate nitrate negative, 13 September 1938
NPG x16588
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate nitrate negative, 13 September 1938
NPG x16589
by ACME Newspictures, Inc.
vintage print, September 1938
NPG x194215
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, September 1938
NPG x83556
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, September 1938
NPG x83557
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, April 1940
NPG x163784
for Authenticated News Photo
bromide press print, 1940-1945
NPG x194410
for Authenticated News Photo
bromide press print, 1940-1945
NPG x194411
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, August 1941
NPG x21930
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1943
NPG x82098
Related People
- Violet Helen (née Millar), Countess Attlee (wife)
- Christopher Sebastian Bravery Attlee (nephew)
- Lady Alison Elizabeth Davis (née Attlee) (daughter)
- Janet Helen Shipton (née Attlee) (daughter)
Tell us more back to top
Can you tell us more about this person? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.
If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service.
Please note that we cannot provide valuations.
We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.