'The passing of John Sargent'; preparatory study (Sir Frank Dicksee and 19 unknown sitters)
1 portrait of Luke Fildes
'The passing of John Sargent'; preparatory study (Sir Frank Dicksee and 19 unknown sitters)
by Fred Roe
pencil, 1925
5 in. x 14 1/4 in. (128 mm x 363 mm) overall
Given by (Eleanor) Frances Gordon Maynard (née Roe), 1994
Reference Collection
NPG D43182a
Artistback to top
- Fred Roe (1864-1947), Artist. Artist or producer of 224 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield) (1841-1926), Actor-manager. Sitter in 41 portraits. Identify
- Sir George Clausen (1852-1944), Painter. Sitter in 6 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Francis Bernard ('Frank') Dicksee (1853-1928), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter in 18 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits. Identify
- Alfred Drury (1856-1944), Sculptor. Sitter in 9 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir (Samuel) Luke Fildes (1843-1927), Illustrator and genre and portrait painter. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits. Identify
- Henry Lamb (1883-1960), Painter. Sitter associated with 24 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits. Identify
- Sir (Samuel Henry) William Llewellyn (1858-1941), Artist and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter in 21 portraits. Identify
- Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter associated with 11 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Francis Owen ('Frank') Salisbury (1874-1962), Painter. Sitter in 38 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits. Identify
This portraitback to top
D43182a and D43182b were sketched by Roe during Sir John Sargent's funeral, on which he based his oil painting The passing of John Sargent, now at the Guildhall Art Gallery. The painting can be seen on the BBC 'Your Paintings' website.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Memorial Service for Sir John Singer Sargent, Westminster Abbey, London)
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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