Bertrand Russell; John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes; Lytton Strachey
1 portrait of John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes
Bertrand Russell; John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes; Lytton Strachey
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1915
2 1/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (58 mm x 100 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax140438
Sittersback to top
- John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes (1883-1946), Economist. Sitter in 26 portraits. Identify
- Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), Philosopher, mathematician and social reformer. Sitter in 119 portraits. Identify
- (Giles) Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), Critic and biographer; son of Sir Richard Strachey. Sitter in 144 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell. Artist or producer associated with 1716 portraits, Sitter associated with 600 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Spalding, Frances, The Bloomsbury Group, 2013, p. 111
- Spalding, Frances, The Bloomsbury Group, 2013, p. 87
- Spalding, Frances, Insights: The Bloomsbury Group, 2005, p. 77,99
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire (Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Conscientious Objectors of the First World War (From 21 June 2016)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1915back to top
Current affairs
The Times Newspaper reports that Britain's Army is suffering from a lack of Ammunition Shells, pointing the finger of blame at the Liberal government. The Shell Scandal forced Asquith to form a new coalition government, bringing Conservatives into the cabinet and demonstrating the need to gear the whole country's economy towards the war effort.Art and science
As the threat from aerial attack increased, the decision was made to protect the national art collections by storing them in basements or in locations outside London. On 15th October the National Portrait Gallery under the directorship of Sir Charles John Holmes closed its doors to the public and removed paintings from the walls.International
Stalemate ensues on the Western Front and trench warfare begins as both sides take up defensive positions. While offensive strategies become futile, serious loss of life occurs with the first deployment of tanks and the use of poison gas.Albert Einstein publishes his General Theory of Relativity, a model of gravitation and cosmology.
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