Paul Nash
1 portrait by Rupert Lee
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Paul Nash
by Rupert Lee
pen and pencil, 1913
14 7/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (378 mm x 273 mm)
Given by the sitter's widow, 1959
Primary Collection
NPG 4134
Sitterback to top
- Paul Nash (1889-1946), Artist. Sitter in 32 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Rupert Lee (1887-1959), Artist. Artist or producer of 1 portrait, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 453
Events of 1913back to top
Current affairs
The Suffragette, Emily Davison dies after stepping out in front of the King's horse as a protest at the Epsom Derby. In the same year the Liberal government passed the Cat and Mouse Act allowing them to release and re-arrest Suffragettes who went on hunger strike while in prison. Davison, herself, had been on hunger strike and was force-fed while detained at Holloway Prison.Art and science
Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring comes to London following its premier at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Audiences were shocked by Stravinsky's rhythmic and dissonant musical score and by the violent jerky dancing of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which were intended to represent pagan ritual.International
Henry Ford introduces the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, rapidly increasing the rate at which the famous Model T could be manufactured, leading to massive growth in the motorcar industry and demonstrating to other industries the efficiency of mass production.Comments back to top
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