Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood (1910-1997), Historian
Sitter in 3 portraits
Historian. The author of works on 17th century European history, particularly associated with her triology on the English Civil War: The King's Peace (1955), The King's War (1958) and The Trial of Charles I (1964). Winner of the James Tait Black Prize for William the Silent (1944); DBE 1968; OM 1969.
by Sir Lawrence Gowing
oil on canvas, 1944
On display at British Academy, London
NPG 6405
by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies
bromide fibre print, October 1987
NPG x29873
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