Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877-1952), Writer and critic
Sitter in 23 portraits
Literary journalist. A gifted conversationalist, he was a member of the Apostles at Trinity College, Cambridge and began his journalistic career as a contributor to The Spectator. He was a friend of Bertrand Russell, Thomas Hardy and Henry James, and was invited by Roger Fry to become secretary for the first Post-Impressionist exhibition. Although he refused to see himself as a member of Bloomsbury, he was a founding member of the Memoir Club in 1920, and a regular at Fitzroy Square parties. His output as a critic was prolific and highly respected.
by Robin Craig Guthrie
pencil, 1938
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by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen)
oil on canvas, circa 1943
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Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1912
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Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1912
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Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1914
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Rachel (née MacCarthy), Lady Cecil; Sir Desmond MacCarthy
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, circa 1922
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Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Lord David Cecil
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
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Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Julian Ottoline Vinogradoff (née Morrell)
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
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Dermod MacCarthy; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Julian Ottoline Vinogradoff (née Morrell)
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
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Dermod MacCarthy; Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco; Sir Desmond MacCarthy
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
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by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
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by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 5 July 1923
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'Desmond as a poet' (Sir Desmond MacCarthy)
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
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Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Sir Edward Howard Marsh; Norah Mary Madeleine Lindsay (née Bourke)
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
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Vita Sackville-West; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Harold Nicolson
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
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Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
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by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1929
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Charleston, Lewes, Sussex
Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Bloomsbury
Writers and critics
Places
Devon
Sussex
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