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After weeks of deliberations, the government has now found the answer to the charge that the ''voters are tired of the same old faces''
12 of 24 portraits of (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples
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After weeks of deliberations, the government has now found the answer to the charge that the ''voters are tired of the same old faces''
by Victor Weisz
pen and ink, blue crayon and white heightening, 1964
18 1/8 in. x 21 5/8 in. (461 mm x 549 mm)
Given by Lady Ruth Marples, 1980
Primary Collection
NPG 5361
Artistback to top
- Victor Weisz (1913-1966), 'Vicky'; cartoonist. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor (1903-1984), Politician; Home Secretary. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
- Richard Austen ('Rab') Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982), Politician; served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary. Sitter in 44 portraits. Identify
- Quintin McGarel Hogg, 1st Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1907-2001), Lord Chancellor; son of 1st Viscount Hailsham. Sitter in 49 portraits. Identify
- Sir Edward Heath (1916-2005), Prime Minister. Sitter in 62 portraits. Identify
- Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel (1903-1995), Prime Minister. Sitter in 36 portraits. Identify
- (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples (1907-1978), Conservative politician; Postmaster General and Minister of Transport. Sitter in 38 portraits. Identify
- Reginald Maudling (1917-1979), Politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary. Sitter associated with 17 portraits. Identify
- (John) Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (1904-1978), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter in 22 portraits. Identify
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 724
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Events of 1964back to top
Current affairs
Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.
Art and science
Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.International
The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.
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