Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
(1847-1929), Prime Minister and author; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait GallerySitter in 24 portraits
A Whig aristocrat, Rosebery was twice Foreign Secretary, firstly in 1886 and then from 1892 to 1894. He succeeded William Gladstone as Prime Minister and served in this office from 1894 to 1895. His selection was seen largely as the consequence of Queen Victoria's dislike for most of the leading Liberals of the day. Rosebery's government is considered to have been fairly unsuccessful. His designs in foreign policy, such as expansion of the fleet, were defeated by disagreements within the Liberal Party, while the Tory-dominated House of Lords stopped the whole of the Liberals' domestic legislation.
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1904
NPG D9930
by Bernard Partridge
pen and ink on artists' board, 1911
NPG D9821
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
by George Milner Gibson Jerrard
print, 1884
NPG x12890
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative
NPG x82167
Related People
- Margaret Etienne Hannah ('Peggy') Crewe-Milnes (née Primrose), Marchioness of Crewe (daughter)
- Sybil Myra Caroline Grant (née Primrose) (daughter)
- James Archibald Neil Primrose (son)
- Hannah Primrose (née de Rothschild), Countess of Rosebery (wife)
- (Albert Edward) Harry Mayer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (son)
- Mary Evelyn Hungerford (née Crewe-Milnes), Duchess of Roxburghe (granddaughter)
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