Princess Alexandra (née Lieven), Lady Studd with her Maids of Honour at the Lord Mayor's Inaugural Banquet at The Guildhall
1 portrait of Belle Tyrie
Princess Alexandra (née Lieven), Lady Studd with her Maids of Honour at the Lord Mayor's Inaugural Banquet at The Guildhall
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 9 November 1928
Given by Pinewood Studios via Victoria and Albert Museum, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x137261
Artistback to top
- Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd) (active 1880-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 6908 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Betty Baddeley. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Princess Ima Lieven. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Princess Mary Lieven. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Merial Kathleen Smith (1914-2003), Daughter of Granville Keith-Falconer Smith and grandaughter of 4th Earl of Leitrim. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Rosemary Winifred Smith (1912-2005), Daughter of Granville Keith-Falconer Smith; grandaughter of 4th Earl of Leitrim. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Princess Alexandra (née Lieven), Lady Studd (1879-1974), WW1 Red Cross Nurse; second wife of Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Bt; daughter of Prince Paul Lieven. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Elizabeth Stephana Studd, Daughter of Sir Eric Studd, 2nd Bt. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Belle Tyrie. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
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Current affairs
The Representation of the People Act 1928 grants women the same rights to vote as men. Building on reform of 1918, this Act lowered the voting age for women from 30 to 21, and removed the ownership of property requirements.Art and science
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. The Scottish scientist's identification of the first antibiotic revolutionised the treatment of infection and is a landmark in medical history. By the Second World War, penicillin was being used to treat wounded soldiers and had a major impact on survival rates of those with infected wounds.International
Stalin announces the Soviet Union's first Five-Year plan of economic development. Based on Lenin's New Economic Policy, the Five-Year Plans aimed to expand the country's economy through rapid centralised industrialisation.Comments back to top
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Elizabeth Ramsay
06 October 2017, 12:51
One of the Maids of honour was Isabelle Anne Tyrie (1905-1989) only daughter of Colonel David Alexander Tyrie. I knew her in her later years and also her friend Lady Lamb who was also one of the maids of honour.