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| Keywords: Neville Chamberlain by William Orpen - 1929.jpg Artwork Creator William Orpen Portrait of Neville Chamberlain seated with hands clasped and looking out at the viewer This portrait was painted before the General Election in 1929 and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in June 1933 in which he was described as that mighty mover behind Cabinet scenes lean taciturn iron willed After he entered Parliament in 1918 as Conservative MP for Birmingham Ladywood Chamberlain's Cabinet career began swiftly He served as Postmaster General Minister of Health and Chancellor of the Exchequer in quick succession between 1922-24 In 1933 as part of the National Government he was once again appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Stanley Baldwin as Prime Minister in 1937 With war brewing in Europe Chamberlain sought a peaceful solution the moreso since he had lived through the horrors of World War One After meeting the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in 1938 Chamberlain famously declared Peace for our time but it was to be short-lived as Hitler occupied Prague the following year The invasion of Poland made Chamberlain's policy of appeasement impossible and on 3 September 1939 he declared war Following Germany's invasion of the Netherlands Belgium and France he resigned in 1940 dying six months later Sir William Orpen enjoyed a long and celebrated career He studied at the Metropolitan School of Art Dublin 1891-7 and the Slade School of Art London 1897-9 He was appointed official British war artist in World War One and in 1919 he was appointed official artist to the British Peace Delegation from which he produced the large and very traditional group portrait The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors Versailles 28th June 1919 Orpen also painted politicians financiers and industrialists of the time including Churchill and Lloyd-George Each portrait imbued with the warmth and personality of the sitter 1929 oil canvas cm 100 77 United Kingdom Parliament accession number WOA 6771 http //www parliament uk/worksofart/artwork/william-orpen/portrait-of-neville-chamberlain/6771 object history credit line http //www parliament uk/worksofart/artwork/william-orpen/portrait-of-neville-chamberlain/6771 text Open Parliament Licence Neville Chamberlain William Orpen 1929 oil on canvas paintings 1929 portrait paintings 1920s oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom 20th-century oil portraits of sitting men at half length Morning dress Portrait paintings of men sitting in armchairs Portrait paintings of politicians Red drapery in portrait paintings Sitting with hands clasped Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing left | ||||
