India – Historically important portrait of Mahatma Gandhi 1932 by Jacob Kramer An original drawing probably taken from life during Gandhi’s visit to London for the round table conference in 1932. An important and scarce image. A screen print of almost the identical seen of this portrait can be seen in the National Portrait Gallery in London (ref no. NPG D7574). Jacob Kramer (26 December 1892-4 February 1962) was a Ukrainian-born painter who spent all of his working life in England painting important cultural figures in the 1930s and 1940s.