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| Keywords: Henry Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith.jpg Artwork en Henry Herbert Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1852 - 1928 Statesman 1918-1928 oil canvas cm 111 80 86 30 https //www nationalgalleries org/collection/artists-a-z/g/artist/sir-james-guthrie/object/henry-herbert-asquith-1st-earl-of-oxford-and-asquith-1852-1928-statesman-pg-1128 National Gallery of Scotland Creator James Guthrie 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 ™ object history Given by W G Gardiner and Sir Frederick C Gardiner 1930 PD-old-70 Paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland Statesmen of World War I James Guthrie Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith | ||||
