File:Henry Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith.jpg

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Summary

James Guthrie: Henry Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 1852 - 1928. Statesman

Artist



Alternative names	Sir James Guthrie; Sir Guthrie; James Guthrie (Sir); James, Sir Guthrie; james guthrie
Description	Scottish painter
Date of birth/death	10 June 1859	6 September 1930
Location of birth/death	Greenock	Rhy, Dunbartonshire
Authority file	: Q941953 VIAF: 39651418 ISNI: 0000000066620270 ULAN: 500008066 LCCN: n85378521 NLA: 36550638 WorldCat

Title

English: Henry Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 1852 - 1928. Statesman

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Although from the north of England, Asquith represented the constituents of East Fife in the House of Commons for over thirty years. Chancellor of the Exchequer in Campbell-Bannerman’s 1905 government, Asquith became Prime Minister three years later. He brought Winston Churchill and Lloyd George into his government and in foreign policy saw the necessity of standing by France against German expansion in Europe. The result led to the First World War with Asquith as Prime Minister until Lloyd George replaced him in 1916. This oil sketch was made by Guthrie in preparation for his great commission ‘Statesmen of the Great War’.

Depicted people

H. H. Asquith

Date

between 1918 and 1928

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 111.8 cm (44 in)

; width: 86.3 cm (33.9 in)

Collection

National Galleries Scotland

	Location	City of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
	Coordinates	55° 57′ 07″ N, 3° 13′ 26″ W
	Established	1906
	Website	www.nationalgalleries.org
	Authority file	: Q2051997 VIAF: 2912165110748336780008 ISNI: 0000000406067468 ULAN: 500307791 LCCN: n82138771 NLA: 35464900 WorldCat

Accession number

PG 1128 (National Galleries Scotland)

Object history

Given by W.G. Gardiner and Sir Frederick C. Gardiner 1930

References

Source/Photographer

National Gallery of Scotland

Licensing

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