'Four Generations'

1 portrait of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood

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'Four Generations'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, after James Charles Dinham, and Lafayette, and Langfier Ltd, and William Slade Stuart, and Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, published 1910s
5 3/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. (137 mm x 86 mm) overall
Acquired, 1970
Photographs Collection
NPG x138856

Artistsback to top

  • James Charles Dinham (died 1912), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 43 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
  • Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd) (active 1880-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 6908 portraits.
  • Langfier Ltd (active 1899-1941), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
  • Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (active 1897-1916), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 1423 portraits.
  • William Slade Stuart (1858-1938), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
  • Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.

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Related worksback to top

  • NPG x76054: Queen Victoria (source portrait)
  • NPG x4032: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII); Queen Mary; King George V (source portrait)
  • NPG x135924: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII); Queen Mary; King George V (source portrait)
  • NPG Ax29313: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood; Prince John; Prince George, Duke of Kent (source portrait)
  • NPG x29591: King George V (source portrait)

Events of 1910back to top

Current affairs

George V succeeds Edward VII to the throne.
The Liberals win narrow victories after calling two General Elections following escalating tension between the Liberal administration and the Lords reached crisis point with the Lords' unprecedented rejection of Lloyd George's 1909 budget. The budget included tax reform intended to fund social reform and a rearmament programme, but was seen by the Conservative Lords as an assault on property.

Art and science

The critic and Bloomsbury group member Roger Fry curates a ground-breaking and, at the time, shocking exhibition in London's Grafton Galleries, Manet and the Post-Impressionists. The exhibition introduces the work of contemporary European artists to the London art establishment, including Manet, Cezanne, Gaugin and Van Gogh, and Fry became a champion of modern art, coining the term 'Post-Impressionism'.

International

Japan annexes Korea as a colony, an indication of Japan's ambitious imperialist aims and attempts to control trade and influence in East Asia. Japanese occupation of Korea lasted until 1945, after Japan surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the Second World War and Korea was divided in two by the United States and the Soviet Union.

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