13 OF 52 
Sir (Francis) Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Bt; Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt; Dame Edith Sitwell
13 of 52 portraits of Edith Sitwell
Sir (Francis) Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Bt; Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt; Dame Edith Sitwell
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, 1927
9 3/8 in. x 6 3/8 in. (239 mm x 162 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
Photographs Collection
NPG x40365
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Sittersback to top
- Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), Poet. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
- Sir (Francis) Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Bt (1892-1969), Writer. Sitter in 59 portraits.
- Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt (1897-1988), Poet and writer. Sitter in 17 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist associated with 1051 portraits, Sitter associated with 314 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Pepper, Terence, Beaton Portraits, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 February to 31 May 2004), p. 29
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