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Winston Churchill

(1874-1965), Prime Minister

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 228 portraits
Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, his family's estate. After serving in the army, he entered parliament in 1900 and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911. Held responsible for the failure of the Dardanelles expedition, he resigned in 1915. He saw active service in World War I, before returning to ministerial office in 1917. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, he returned Britain to the gold standard, which led to the General Strike of 1926. He resigned in 1931, opposing his party's policy of self-government for India. He consistently opposed appeasement with Hitler, and challenged Chamberlain's leadership in 1940, succeeding him as Prime Minister to become Britain's greatest war-time leader.

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Winston Churchill, by Edward Lyddell Sawyer - NPG P705

Winston Churchill

by Edward Lyddell Sawyer
albumen print, 1901
NPG P705

Winston Churchill, by Reginald Haines - NPG P1700(86d)

Winston Churchill

by Reginald Haines
albumen print, circa 1907
NPG P1700(86d)

Winston Churchill, by Sir William Orpen - NPG L250

Winston Churchill

by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, 1916
On display in Room 19 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L250

Winston Churchill, by Ambrose McEvoy - NPG 6478

Winston Churchill

by Ambrose McEvoy
oil on canvas, 1919-1920
NPG 6478

Statesmen of World War I, by Sir James Guthrie - NPG 2463

Statesmen of World War I

by Sir James Guthrie
oil on canvas, 1924-1930
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2463

Winston Churchill, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(84)

Winston Churchill

by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1926
NPG 4529(84)

Winston Churchill, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(84a)

Winston Churchill

by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1926
NPG 4529(84a)

Winston Churchill, by Walter Sickert - NPG 4438

Winston Churchill

by Walter Sickert
oil on canvas, 1927
NPG 4438

Winston Churchill, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P243

Winston Churchill

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1941
NPG P243

Winston Churchill, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(16)

Winston Churchill

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1941
NPG P490(16)

Winston Churchill, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(17)

Winston Churchill

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1941
NPG P490(17)

Winston Churchill, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P1368

Winston Churchill

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1941
NPG P1368

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 5331

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1954
On display at Churchill War Rooms, London
NPG 5331

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 5332

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1954
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5332

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 5333

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
chalk, 1954
NPG 5333

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 5334

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
pen and ink and pencil, 1954
NPG 5334

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 6096

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
pencil and wash, 1954
NPG 6096

Winston Churchill, by Graham Sutherland - NPG 5330

Winston Churchill

by Graham Sutherland
sketchbook, 14 pages, 1954
NPG 5330

Winston Churchill, after Oscar Nemon - NPG 6347

Winston Churchill

after Oscar Nemon
bronze bust, 1995, based on a work of circa 1955
NPG 6347

Winston Churchill, by Bernard Hailstone - NPG 4458

Winston Churchill

by Bernard Hailstone
chalk, 1956
NPG 4458

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Clarissa Eden (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess of Avon (niece)
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (father)
Arabella Churchill (granddaughter)
Diana Churchill (Mrs Bailey, later Mrs Sandys) (daughter)
Jeanette ('Jennie') Churchill (née Jerome), Lady Randolph Churchill (mother)
John George Spencer Churchill (nephew)
Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill (son)
Sarah Churchill (daughter)
Winston Spencer Churchill (grandson)
Rosamond Jane Frances (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady de Ramsey (aunt)
Georgiana Elizabeth (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess Howe (aunt)
John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (grandfather)
Frances Anne Emily Churchill (née Vane), Duchess of Marlborough (grandmother)
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (uncle)
Giles Samuel Bertram Romilly (nephew)
Anne Emily (née Spencer-Churchill), Duchess of Roxburghe (aunt)
Mary (née Spencer-Churchill), Baroness Soames (daughter)
Emma Mary Soames (granddaughter)
Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier), Baroness Spencer-Churchill (wife)
Fanny Octavia Louisa (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Tweedmouth (aunt)
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson (née Spencer-Churchill) (aunt)
Cornelia Henrietta Maria (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Wimborne (aunt)

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