Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), Scottish-born British statesman and philosopher, 1889. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), Scottish-born British statesman and philosopher, 1889. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

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Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), Scottish-born British statesman and philosopher, 1889. Balfour served as Prime Minister of the Conservative government of 1902-1905. He was the author, when Foreign Secretary, of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which stated that Britain would endeavour to bring about the creation a Jewish state in Palestine. Balfour was a keen golfer as depicted in this cartoon from Punch, London, 18 May 1889.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Edward Linley Sambourne: British: Artist, cartoonist, illustrator
Subject
  1. Arthur Balfour: British: Philosopher, statesman, politician

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Portrait

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Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Politicians


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2641x3969
File Size : 30,710kb


Aliases

  1. 000351
  1. 000351
  1. 0390001866
  1. 1-152-917
  1. 1152917
  1. 1866

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