Sir Edward Heath
(1916-2005), Prime MinisterSitter in 62 portraits
Prime Minister between 1970 and 1974. Heath was leader of the Conservative Party from 1965, and MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup. As Prime Minister, he was largely responsible for Britain's entry into the European Community (EEC); he was succeeded in the leadership by Margaret Thatcher and remained an active backbencher.
'So what if we lose a few shopkeepers votes' he said
by William Papas ('Papas')
pen and ink and blue crayon, 1964
NPG 5360
by Victor Weisz
pen and ink, blue crayon and white heightening, 1964
NPG 5361
Sir Edward Heath; (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples; Harold Wilson
by William Papas ('Papas')
pen and ink, 1965
NPG 5349
by Victor Weisz
ink and crayon, circa 1966
NPG 6632
'Well, Marples hath gone - now what?'
by John Musgrave-Wood ('Emmwood')
pen and ink and Letratone, 1967
NPG 5363
'I wouldn't mind him playing the organ if only he knew how to play it'
by (Arthur Stuart) Michael Cummings ('Cummings')
pen and ink and wash, 1967
NPG 5364
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, circa 1972
NPG 6782
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 5 November 1976
NPG P1182
The House of Commons, 24 July 1986
by Chris Orr
aquatint and etching, 1986
NPG 6834
by Martin Jennings
bronze bust, 2009, based on a work of 1991
NPG 6864
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1954
NPG x166846
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 September 1959
NPG x170277
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 September 1959
NPG x170278
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 September 1959
NPG x170279
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