Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart

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Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart

by Hein Heckroth
oil on board, 1939
30 1/4 in. x 20 1/4 in. (768 mm x 514 mm)
Purchased, 1986
Primary Collection
NPG 5907

On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • Hein Heckroth (1901-1970), Artist. Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

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This portrait by the émigré German painter, Hein Heckroth, includes references to the impending Second World War: maps of Europe appear as a cloud and in a bubble, alluding to the Continent’s instability. The 'listening' ears indicate Hein's belief that Hart was connected with the Secret Services.

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Current affairs

Britain goes to war. The German invasion of Poland demonstrated that the policy of appeasement had failed. After refusing to meet Britain's ultimatum to withdraw troops, Britain and France declared war on Germany. The Second World War had begun.

Art and science

The Sutton Hoo burial ship is discovered. Apparently following a dream, Mrs Pretty invited the archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate a series of burial mounds on her estate on the banks of the river Deben in Suffolk. The excavation revealed an Anglo-Saxon burial, uncovering the most significant horde of early medieval artefacts found in Britain (now housed at the British Museum).

International

The Second World War begins. Germany's invasion of Poland prompted Britain and France to declare war forming the core of the Allied powers. As part of the Soviet-Nazi Pact, the Soviet Union joined the war on the German side, helping, with Italy, to form the Axis Powers. Poland was soon overpowered and the Baltic Republics and Finland were invaded by the Soviet Union.

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