This life-size, half-length, three-quarter profile portrait was painted at the sitter’s home in Churt in Surrey in September 1933. One is immediately aware how much thought and technical knowledge have been brought to bear on this pastel of this great statesman and yet there is nothing laboured or heavy in the result. Knighton-Hammond shows us his sheer virtuosity and a capacity for capturing the likeness of this well-known and famous former Prime Minister. Lloyd George was not the most patient of sitters so the artist had to work rapidly. The head is painted with a deceptive simplicity with the light coming from the right and a richness of complexion has been achieved and the long white hair stands out as a Lloyd George trademark. Rich in harmonious modulations the pastels have been blended with the finger tips giving a softness of texture executed with delicacy and control. Whilst the sitter appears slightly uncomfortable in his pose, Knighton-Hammond went beyond capturing the mere physical likeness to achieve a psychological likeness – the human presence, communicating the soul and character of this great man. With some clever handling of the background, the artist projects the sitting into the space of the spectator. The portrait was exhibited at The Pastel Society 1934 (No. 354) before being returned to the Lloyd George family where it had remained until recently.