Eglantyne Jebb
- Artist: H.E. Bailey
- Date: 1920
- Medium: gelatin silver print on photographer's mount
- Dimensions: 6 1/4 in. x 4 in. (159 mm x 102 mm) image size
- Portrays: Eglantyne Jebb
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
This is a gelatin silver print by H.E. Bailey from 1920, on a photographer’s mount. In front of you sits Eglantyne Jebb, a philanthropist and founder of Save the Children. The small image—about 159 × 102 mm—captures her face close‑up, with soft, sharp details that are typical of early gelatin prints. She wears a fur accessory, hinting at the fashions of the time. Her portrait shows a woman who had a happy childhood in a secure family, later turned to charity work after World War I and launched the Fight the Famine campaign. The print was given by her family to the National Portrait Gallery in 2019.
See it in person
Eglantyne Jebb is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
