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Anthony Eden, the first Earl of Avon, was a Conservative MP, becoming a Cabinet Minister in 1936. During the Second World War he was the Foreign Secretary. In December 1933 he was appointed as Lord Privy Seal and later succeeded Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister in 1955. He resigned during the Suez crisis of 1956 due to a combination of pressure from his Ministers and poor health. He was Chancellor of the University of Birmingham from 1945 to 1973.
The artist, Derek Hill, was an English portrait and landscape painter. Although born in Hampshire, throughout his life he had a long standing association with Ireland and on his death he left his house in Donegal to the Irish State.
Title
The Right Honourable Earl of Avon (1897–1977), Chancellor (1945–1973)
Date
1974
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 137.2 x W 81.3 cm
Accession number
A0017
Acquisition method
commissioned by the University of Birmingham, 1974
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Signed DH within circle, bottom right