Harold Nicolson
(1886-1968), Diplomat and writer; husband of Vita Sackville-WestSir Harold George Nicolson
Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Harold Nicolson entered the Diplomatic Service in 1909. He married Vita Sackville-West in 1913 and the story of their relationship is recalled in Nigel Nicolson's book Portrait of a Marriage (1973). In the 1920s, he published several books, Verlaine (1921), Tennyson (1923), Byron (1924) and Swinburne (1926). In 1929 he left the Diplomatic Service and major works followed: Lord Carnock (1930), Peacemaking 1919 (1933), Curzon, the Last Phase (1934), Dwight Morrow (1935) and Diplomacy (1939). Harold and Vita took over Sissinghurst Castle in 1930. To his design, they created one of England's most celebrated gardens, now in the hands of the National Trust.
by William Rothenstein
red and white chalk, 1925
NPG 6715
by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, April 1957
NPG P307
Vita Sackville-West; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Harold Nicolson
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142211
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1935
NPG x2059
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1935
NPG Ax136096
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24456
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24457
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24458
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24459
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24460
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24461
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24462
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x24463
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 June 1939
NPG x26938
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 June 1939
NPG x27521
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1955
NPG x186858
by Howard Coster
print
NPG x2060
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