1. Lady Scarsdale
1. Lady Scarsdale
2. Lord Scarsdale
2. Lord Scarsdale
3. Kedleston Hall
3. Kedleston Hall
4. George Nathaniel at the age of 6
4. George Nathaniel at the age of 6
5. The competitive schoolboy, aged 12, in his last year at Wixenford
5. The competitive schoolboy, aged 12, in his last year at Wixenford

MENTORS OF YOUTH

6. Oscar Browning (in retirement), who regarded Curzon as ‘one of the most brilliantly gifted boys’ of his generation
6. Oscar Browning (in retirement), who regarded Curzon as ‘one of the most brilliantly gifted boys’ of his generation
7. Benjamin Jowett, creator of the Balliol mystique, who warned his pupil of the dangers of verbosity
7. Benjamin Jowett, creator of the Balliol mystique, who warned his pupil of the dangers of verbosity
8. Oxford insouciance: Curzon (left) and Willian Palmer (later Viscount Wolmer, later still Earl of Selborne)
8. Oxford insouciance: Curzon (left) and Willian Palmer (later Viscount Wolmer, later still Earl of Selborne)
9. Straight bats: Alfred and Edward Lyttelton
9. Straight bats: Alfred and Edward Lyttelton
10. Curzon’s ‘Blessed Damozel’: Sibell Grosvenor painted by Edward Clifford in 1887
10. Curzon’s ‘Blessed Damozel’: Sibell Grosvenor painted by Edward Clifford in 1887
11. ‘A divinity addressing black beetles’: Curzon as Under-Secretary portrayed by ‘Spy’ in 1892
11. ‘A divinity addressing black beetles’: Curzon as Under-Secretary portrayed by ‘Spy’ in 1892
12. Curzon soon after his appointment as Viceroy in 1898
13. Family group at Kedleston after Curzon’s wedding. Behind the married couple are (left to right), Geraldine, Frank, Margaret, Lillian Okeover (who married Assheton), Lord Scarsdale, Assheton, Sophy, Elinor, Sir James Miller, Evie (married to Miller), and Affie. All Curzon’s brothers and sisters are present except Blanche
13. Family group at Kedleston after Curzon’s wedding. Behind the married couple are (left to right), Geraldine, Frank, Margaret, Lillian Okeover (who married Assheton), Lord Scarsdale, Assheton, Sophy, Elinor, Sir James Miller, Evie (married to Miller), and Affie. All Curzon’s brothers and sisters are present except Blanche
14. Curzon with his daughters, Irene (left) and Cynthia (Cimmie)
14. Curzon with his daughters, Irene (left) and Cynthia (Cimmie)
15. Government House, Calcutta
15. Government House, Calcutta
16. Viceregal tour of the ruins of the Lucknow Residency
16. Viceregal tour of the ruins of the Lucknow Residency
17. The Vicereine at the Durbar: Mary in her celebrated Peacock dress
17. The Vicereine at the Durbar: Mary in her celebrated Peacock dress
18. The Viceroy’s family and staff at Simla, 1899. Behind Curzon stands Walter Lawrence between Captain Baker Carr (left) and Colonel Sandbach. Captain Wigram is standing wearing a pale waistcoat on the left. Seated at the far right is Daisy Leiter with Captain Marker (whom she jilted) at her feet and Lord Suffolk (whom she married) sitting cross-legged in front of Wigram
18. The Viceroy’s family and staff at Simla, 1899. Behind Curzon stands Walter Lawrence between Captain Baker Carr (left) and Colonel Sandbach. Captain Wigram is standing wearing a pale waistcoat on the left. Seated at the far right is Daisy Leiter with Captain Marker (whom she jilted) at her feet and Lord Suffolk (whom she married) sitting cross-legged in front of Wigram
19. The Curzons’ visit to Hyderabad, 1902. The Nizam is sandwiched between his guests
19. The Curzons’ visit to Hyderabad, 1902. The Nizam is sandwiched between his guests

ALLIES AND OPPONENTS OF THE VICEROY’S RULE

20. St John Brodrick (later Lord Midleton), Secretary of State for India, 1903–5
20. St John Brodrick (later Lord Midleton), Secretary of State for India, 1903–5
21. Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, 1895–1903
21. Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, 1895–1903
22. Lord Ampthill, Governor of Madras, 1900–6, Acting Viceroy, 1904
22. Lord Ampthill, Governor of Madras, 1900–6, Acting Viceroy, 1904
23. Earl of Minto, Viceroy, 1905–10
23. Earl of Minto, Viceroy, 1905–10
24. Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in India, 1902–9
24. Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in India, 1902–9
25. John Morley, Secretary of State for India, 1905–10
25. John Morley, Secretary of State for India, 1905–10
26. Tiger shooting at Hyderabad, 1902
26. Tiger shooting at Hyderabad, 1902
27. Tennis at Hackwood
27. Tennis at Hackwood
28. Lord Lansdowne (right) with Curzon, who followed in his footsteps from Eton and Balliol to the Indian viceroyalty, the Foreign Office and the chairmanship of the trustees of the National Gallery
28. Lord Lansdowne (right) with Curzon, who followed in his footsteps from Eton and Balliol to the Indian viceroyalty, the Foreign Office and the chairmanship of the trustees of the National Gallery
29. Elinor Glyn in mourning at Montacute
29. Elinor Glyn in mourning at Montacute
30. Grace Curzon in her boudoir at Hackwood
30. Grace Curzon in her boudoir at Hackwood
31. Curzon making a speech at Tattershall in 1912. On the right is Mr Weir, the architect who helped him restore the castle
31. Curzon making a speech at Tattershall in 1912. On the right is Mr Weir, the architect who helped him restore the castle

PROCONSULAR TRIO

32. Lord Cromer
32. Lord Cromer
33. Lord Milner
33. Lord Milner
34. Lord Curzon as Foreign Secretary
34. Lord Curzon as Foreign Secretary

THE PRIME MINISTERS WHOM CURZON SERVED

35. Lord Salisbury
35. Lord Salisbury
36. Arthur Balfour
36. Arthur Balfour
37. H. H. Asquith
37. H. H. Asquith
38. David Lloyd George
38. David Lloyd George
39. Andrew Bonar Law
39. Andrew Bonar Law
40. Stanley Baldwin at the Imperial Conference, 1923: (left to right) Smuts, Curzon, Mackenzie King (Canada), Baldwin and Bruce (Australia)
40. Stanley Baldwin at the Imperial Conference, 1923: (left to right) Smuts, Curzon, Mackenzie King (Canada), Baldwin and Bruce (Australia)
41. Premature old age: Lord Curzon at the age of 66, a few weeks before his death
41. Premature old age: Lord Curzon at the age of 66, a few weeks before his death