David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945) Prime Minister

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road

This small sculpture is a study for William Goscombe John's eight-foot bronze statue of David Lloyd George, commissioned in 1921 for Castle Square in Caernarvon by the town's mayor. Other versions of this bust are at Llanystumdwy in Wales and at the Imperial War Museum in London. Lloyd George entered Parliament in 1890 as Liberal MP for Caernarvon. He was President of the Board of Trade and Chancellor of the Exchequer before becoming Prime Minister in 1916. He led a coalition government during the final years of the First World War and was instrumental in the peace negotiations at Versailles in 1919. His later years in office were marked by economic slumps and the question of Irish independence. This bronze portrait was made in 1921, not long before his resignation as Prime Minister a year later.

People

David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, Welsh, man, Earl, Leader of the Liberal Party, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister, Secretary of State for War, President of the Board of Trade

Materials & Techniques

granite, bronze, Bronze bust, base

Artist

Sir William Goscombe John (1860 - 1952)

Title

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945) Prime Minister

Date

1921

Medium

Bronze bust on granite base

Dimensions

height: 36.00 cm, width: 24.00 cm, depth: 25.00 cm

Acquisition

Presented by Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, July 1999

Provenance

Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (grandson of the sitter)

GAC number

17398