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Portrait of Arthur Balfour

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Balfour has succeeded his uncle Lord Salisbury as premier, his close connection to him earlier reportedly giving rise to the phrase "
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of 1908. Sargent portrays him in a full-length view. The work is today in the collection of the
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260 cm × 150 cm (100 in × 59 in)
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Balfour's World: Aristocracy and Political Culture at the Fin de Siècle
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The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant
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Portrait paintings of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
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Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel
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when he sat for the portrait. He later went on to serve as
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John Singer Sargent
Oil on canvas
portrait
National Portrait Gallery
London
portrait painting
John Singer Sargent
prime minister
Arthur Balfour
Bob's your uncle
Leader of the Opposition
Foreign Secretary
coalition government
First World War
Balfour Declaration
Carlton Club
Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition
National Portrait Gallery
Trafalgar Square
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John Singer Sargent
List of works
Dr. Pozzi at Home
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
El Jaleo

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