Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds
From left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli. Composite: variousView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli. None of the works had been permanently written off, they said.The photograph of Disraeli, Queen Victoria’s favourite prime minister, was taken by John Jabez Edwin Mayall.
- ▪From left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli.
- ▪Composite: variousView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli.
- ▪None of the works had been permanently written off, they said.The photograph of Disraeli, Queen Victoria’s favourite prime minister, was taken by John Jabez Edwin Mayall.
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| Publication time | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:01:50 GMT |
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From left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli. Composite: variousView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: portraits of William Wilberforce, Barbara Castle and Benjamin Disraeli. Composite: variousPoliticsPhoto of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request findsPress Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024Mark BrownMon 24 Aug 2026 00.01 EDTLast modified on Mon 24 Aug 2026 00.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information (FoI) request has revealed.The Press Association has been…
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