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King George VI

4 of 562 portraits of King George VI

King George VI

by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1924
24 in. x 20 in. (610 mm x 508 mm)
Given by the artist's son, Grenville Eves, 1960
Primary Collection
NPG 4144

Sitterback to top

King George VI (1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52. Sitter associated with 562 portraits.

Artistback to top

Reginald Grenville Eves (1876-1941), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 31 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG 4145: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (companion portrait)

Linked publicationsback to top

Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 243

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Events of 1924back to top

Current affairs

After narrowly winning the general election the previous year, Stanley Baldwin calls a vote of confidence at the opening of the new session of Parliament and is defeated. George V invited James Ramsay Macdonald to form a minority Labour government, making him the first Labour Prime Minister.

Art and science

Eric Liddell wins the gold medal at the Olympic games, breaking the record for running the 400 metres in 47.6 seconds. The distance was not in fact his strongest event, but he refused to run the 100 metres because the heats were held on the Sabbath. His story is told in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

International

After three strokes and several years of illness Lenin dies. Three days later the city of Petrograd is renamed Leningrad in his honour. On coming to power Stalin began the policy of 'socialism in one country' abandoning the traditional hope for international proletarian revolution in order to strengthen Russia internally and independently.

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