Fred May (1891-1976)
Artist of 21 portraits
Fred May was a caricaturist and painter. May's earliest drawings were produced for the North Eastern Daily Gazette and his first cartoons for the Tatler were sent home in 1917 from the trenches where he was serving as an infantry officer. He continued to work for the Tatler until his death in 1976.
by Fred May
ink, wash and white heightening, 1935
NPG 6207
Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just
by Fred May
pencil, brush and ink with white heightening, probably 1930s
NPG D18479
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, published 22 May 1935
NPG D7980
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1920s-1930s
NPG D4056
John William Beaumont Pease, 1st Baron Wardington
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1921?
NPG D7985
Francis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of Flete
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1926
NPG D7983
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1927 (or 1921?)
NPG D4057
Sir (Richard) Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1932
NPG D113
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1935
NPG D4053
Sir Robert Abbott Hadfield, 1st Bt
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1935
NPG D4054
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1935
NPG D7979
Sir (Richard) Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1935
NPG D7984
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1936
NPG D4052
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1936 (or 1926?)
NPG D4055
Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp of Shortlands
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, 1936
NPG D4058
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