Olga Marie Stuart Lambert (née Morrison
© 2022 E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection / Curatorial Inc.
Olga Marie Stuart Lambert (née Morrison
by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1916
6 7/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. (176 mm x 132 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax132941
Sitterback to top
- Olga Marie Stuart Lambert (née Morrison) (1895-1977), Daughter of Stuart Gordon Morrison; wife of Maurice Lambert. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé (1878-1972), Photographer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 196 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1916back to top
Current affairs
As war drags on with heavy losses conscription is introduced with the Military Service Act. Conscientious objectors who refused to fight were compelled to do non-military war work, and some were jailed.British Summer Time is introduced, putting the clocks forward an hour during the summer in order to capitalise on daylight hours.
Art and science
C. Hubert H. Parry sets William Blake's poem, Jerusalem, to music popularising the poem and tune as a patriotic English anthem. On hearing Edward Elgar's orchestrated version in 1922, King George V suggested that it replace God Save the King as the National Anthem.International
The Irish Citizen Army starts a Nationalist rebellion in Dublin: The Easter Rising.Massive losses are suffered on the Western Front at the battles of the Somme and Verdun.
The Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire (1916-18) led by Prince Faisal is assisted by T.E. Lawrence, who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.
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Anne Witchard
12 February 2019, 18:46
She was a dancer with the Margaret Morris school
Anne Witchard
13 February 2019, 11:46
and married to Maurice Lambert, sculptor brother of Constant Lambert composer