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Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Baron Lang of Lambeth

William Reynolds-Stephens (1862–1943)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Baron Lang of Lambeth

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Born in Scotland, Lang entered the Church of England in 1890 as curate in a Leeds Parish church. He became the Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford, Bishop of Stepney from 1901 to 1908 and Canon of St Paul's. In 1908, he was appointed Archbishop of York, a significant promotion which acknowledged Lang's status as a rising star, and in 1928 became Archbishop of Canterbury. During his early career Lang was prepared to challenge the establishment and he later attracted controversy for his forthright criticism of Edward VIII following the King's abdication from the throne in 1936.

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Title

Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Baron Lang of Lambeth

Date

1938

Medium

white metal

Measurements

H 45.5 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

5753

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Sir William Reynolds-Stephens, 1984

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

W. REYNOLDS-STEPHENS PPRBS FECIT 1938

Inscription description

MOST REV / G. C. LANG / ARCHBISHOP / OF / CANTERBURY

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William Reynolds-Stephens

1862–1943

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