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| Keywords: Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour.jpg Artwork en Arthur James Balfour 1848 1930 1st Earl of Balfour OM KG PC FBA FRS 1919 oil canvas http //artuk org/discover/artworks/arthur-james-balfour-18481930-1st-earl-of-balfour-om-kg-pc-fba-frs-215013 British Academy Arthur Balfour was a founding Fellow of the British Academy He was well known as a philosopher before entering Parliament in 1874 He served in Salisbury s cabinet from 1886 and was Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 As Premier he was primarily concerned with defence issues and foreign policy and is probably best remembered for the Balfour Declaration 1917 recommending a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine He was the British Academy s longest serving President 1921 1928 Sir William Orpen was a successful and fashionable portrait painter equally well known as a war artist of the First World War and an official artist at the 1919 Versailles Peace Conference where this portrait was painted Of Balfour he said What a head It put all other heads out of the running So refined so calm so strong a fitting head for such a great personality PD-old-auto 1931 William Orpen Arthur Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour British Academy | ||||
