Thomas Hardy

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Thomas Hardy

by William Strang
pencil, 1919
13 in. x 10 in. (330 mm x 254 mm)
Given by David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres through the Art Fund, 1921
Primary Collection
NPG 1922

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  • Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), Novelist and poet. Sitter in 60 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • William Strang (1859-1921), Painter and etcher. Artist or producer associated with 67 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.

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Current affairs

Sir John William Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown pilot the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, flying 1980 miles in their modified Vickers Vimy bomber plane in just over 16 hours. Their achievement won them a £10,000 prize from the Daily Mail newspaper.

Art and science

John Maynard Keynes publishes The Economic Consequences of the Peace, an influential economic text that criticised the harsh economic treatment of Germany at the Treaty of Versailles and predicted the destabilising effects of the vindictive settlement.

International

The Paris Peace Conference negotiates the peace treaties between the victorious and defeated powers. The Conference culminated in a number of treaties including the Treaty of Versailles, which granted independence for the countries under Austrian and Russian rule and forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war and pay reparations. It also established the League of Nations.

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