Hon. Gerald David Lascelles; Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood; Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood; George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
1 portrait of Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
Hon. Gerald David Lascelles; Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood; Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood; George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
by Speaight Ltd
bromide press print, 12 May 1937
10 1/4 in. x 8 in. (260 mm x 203 mm) overall
Given by Fraser Robinson on behalf of Ian Lucas (from the collection of Ethel Keide)
Photographs Collection
NPG x199617
Sittersback to top
- Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), Major. Sitter in 48 portraits. Identify
- George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011), Director of the Royal Opera House, editor of Opera magazine and president of Leeds United Football Club. Sitter in 64 portraits. Identify
- Hon. Gerald David Lascelles (1924-1998), President of the British Racing Drivers' Club; son of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary, Princess Royal. Sitter in 35 portraits. Identify
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), Princess Royal; daughter of George V. Sitter in 298 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Speaight Ltd (active 1904-1940), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 101 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1937back to top
Current affairs
George VI becomes king. The younger brother of Edward VIII was crowned on the 12th May and the coronation was broadcast to Britain and the Empire on the radio. Edward becomes the Duke of Windsor, although the rank of 'Royal Highness' is not extended to Wallis Simpson.Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister following Baldwin's retirement.
Art and science
Roland Penrose organises a tour of Picasso's painting Guernica to the UK. The painting, which shows the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, went on display at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in East LondonInternational
Commercial airship travel is brought to an end with the 'Hindenberg Disaster'. The German airship exploded while landing in New Jersey. The radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's reaction has become legendary: 'Oh, the humanity!'Japan invades China, killing about 25,000. Japanese Troops committed numerous atrocities against soldiers and civilians in what became known as the 'Rape of Nanking'.
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