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Conservative politician; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972–1973), Secretary of State for Employment (1973–1974), Home Secretary (1979–1983); Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords (1983–1988); created hereditary peer, 1983. Humphrey Ocean's portrait of Lord Whitelaw was one of the Gallery's most problematic commissions. The Trustees wanted to commemorate Lord Whitelaw not only as an important source of good advice to Mrs Thatcher when she was Prime Minister but also because he had helped the Gallery valiantly when it was fund-raising for its major development scheme. They selected as artist Humphrey Ocean, who had made his reputation through the Gallery's BP Portrait Award and had subsequently undertaken a number of commissions for the Gallery, including Paul McCartney and Philip Larkin.
Title
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw
Date
1992
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.6 cm
Accession number
6223
Acquisition method
Commissioned, 1993
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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