Alan Rawsthorne

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• Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971), Composer. Sitter in 8 portraits.

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• Isabel Rawsthorne (née Nicholas) (1912-1992), Designer, painter and model; former wife of Sefton Delmer, and later wife of Constant Lambert. Artist of 1 portrait.

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A composer principally of instrumental scores for orchestra and solo instruments, in 1954 Alan Rawsthorne married Isabel Lambert, widow of the composer Constant Lambert. Well known as the model for major paintings by Francis Bacon, she was herself a painter and stage designer of some distinction.

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• Bakewell, Michael, Character Sketches: Fitzrovia: London's Bohemia, 1999, p. 35
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 513