5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava; Lady Perdita Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood; Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava; John Maude; Anne Bradstock; Lady Caroline Blackwood
1 portrait of Lady Caroline Blackwood
5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava; Lady Perdita Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood; Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava; John Maude; Anne Bradstock; Lady Caroline Blackwood
by Lenare
cellulose acetate negative, 20 August 1955
Given by Lenare, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x8119
Sittersback to top
- Anne Bradstock (née Maude) (1929-), Daughter of John Cyril Maude; wife of Michael Bradstock. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Maureen Constance Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (née Guinness), Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1907-1998), Socialite and brewery heiress; former wife of 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and of Harry Buchanan, and later wife of John Cyril Maude. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
- Sheridan Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1938-1988), Art dealer. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1931-1996), Writer and artist's muse; former wife of Lucian Freud, and later wife of Israel Citkowitz, and Robert T.S. Lowell. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
- Lady Perdita Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1934-), Horse trainer; daughter of 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- John Cyril Maude (1901-1986), Criminal lawyer and politician. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
Events of 1955back to top
Current affairs
Robert Anthony Eden becomes prime minister. In May 1955 Winston Churchill resigned due to ill health. His successor proved to be a similarly popular leader, winning an increased majority at the general election that year. Eden's popularity was due to a combination of his long wartime service, good looks and charm.Art and science
Mary Quant introduces the 'Chelsea Look' with her Bazaar boutique. In the 1960s Quant was a major contributor to 'swinging London' introducing some of the seminal items of 1960s fashion: the miniskirt, hot pants, paint-box make-up and plastic raincoats.International
West Germany joins NATO, prompting the East European Communist counties to respond by forming the Warsaw Pact. The signatories of the Warsaw Pact pledged to defend each other if any member was attacked. This development was a major event in the Cold War as it firmly established the East and West as opposing military powers.Comments back to top
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