Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge; Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone; Edwin Perceval Brassey
1 portrait of Prince Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone
Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge; Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone; Edwin Perceval Brassey
by Christina Broom
bromide print, 1914
8 3/4in. x 6 5/8in. (223 mm x 168 mm)
Given by Winifred Margaret Broom, 1940
Photographs Collection
NPG x1144
Sittersback to top
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck and Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927), Army officer; brother of Queen Mary. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
- Prince Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone (1874-1957), Army officer and Governor-General of South Africa and of Canada. Sitter in 38 portraits. Identify
- Edwin Perceval Brassey (1882-1973), Major. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Artistback to top
- Mrs Albert Broom (Christina Livingston) (1862-1939), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 94 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
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Current affairs
Following Germany's declaration of war on France and invasion of Belgium, Herbert Henry Asquith, the British Prime Minister, declares war on the German Empire on August 4, 1914. The popular belief that the conflict would be 'over by Christmas' was soon found to be a bitter underestimate of the scale of the war.Art and science
The fist issue of the periodical Blast is published by Wyndham Lewis, announcing the advent of Vorticism. This movement, named by Ezra Pound and taking in art and poetry, combined the vitality and dynamism of Italian Futurism with the geometric structure of Cubism. Vorticism was a direct challenge to the perceived quaint and domestic style of the Bloomsbury group and Roger Fry's Omega Workshop.International
On June 28th 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated in Sarajevo leading to Austria's declaration of war against Serbia and triggering the First World War. Germany declared war on Serbia's ally, Russia, and then marched on France via Belgium. Soon all of Europe and most of the world was embroiled in total war.Comments back to top
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