'Mary and Hilda Spencer Watson as Jacob and Esau'
1 portrait by Helen Muspratt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Mary and Hilda Spencer Watson as Jacob and Esau'
by Helen Muspratt
solarised gelatin silver print, 1935
14 3/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (364 mm x 259 mm) image size
Given by Annette Ratuszniak on behalf of the Mary Spencer Watson Archive, 2010
Photographs Collection
NPG x134874
Sittersback to top
- Hilda Spencer Watson (née Gardiner) (1879-1952), Dancer and mime artist; wife of George Spencer Watson. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Mary Spencer Watson (1913-2006), Sculptor. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Helen Muspratt (1905-2001), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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