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Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

(1906-1980), Director of W. H. Smith & Son and Lieutenant-Colonel; son of 2nd Viscount Hambleden

Sitter in 18 portraits

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'Society at Garsington', possibly by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141019

'Society at Garsington'

possibly by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, mid 1920s
NPG Ax141019

Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran; William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden; Hon. James Frederick ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141485

Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran; William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden; Hon. James Frederick ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923-1924
NPG Ax141485

William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden; Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran; Hon. James Frederick ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141491

William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden; Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran; Hon. James Frederick ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923-1924
NPG Ax141491

Playing croquet at Garsington, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141498

Playing croquet at Garsington

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923-1924
NPG Ax141498

Lady Winifred Helena Lettice Gore; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141497

Lady Winifred Helena Lettice Gore; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, February 1924
NPG Ax141497

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141800

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, September 1924
NPG Ax141800

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141802

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, September 1924
NPG Ax141802

Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends, possibly by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax142029

Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax142029

'Crossword puzzles', by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142052

'Crossword puzzles'

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142052

'Society at Garsington', possibly by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142081

'Society at Garsington'

possibly by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142081

Philip Edward Morrell with friends, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142085

Philip Edward Morrell with friends

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142085

Colin de la Mare; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith, possibly by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax142086

Colin de la Mare; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142086

'Billy, Colin, daddy with pung, me and Jimmy', by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142087

'Billy, Colin, daddy with pung, me and Jimmy'

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
NPG Ax142087

Siegfried Sassoon; Philip Edward Morrell; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142302

Siegfried Sassoon; Philip Edward Morrell; Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, October 1925
NPG Ax142302

Philip and Julian Morrell with friends at Garsington, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142411

Philip and Julian Morrell with friends at Garsington

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1926
NPG Ax142411

Friends at Garsington Manor, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142783

Friends at Garsington Manor

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January 1927
NPG Ax142783

Image currently unavailable owing to copyright restrictions

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith; Sir (Henry) Ashley Clarke; L.P. Hartley

by Virginia Surtees
vintage snapshot print, April 1955
NPG x136195

Image currently unavailable owing to copyright restrictions

Hon. James Frederick Arthur ('Jimmy') Smith

by Unknown photographer
vintage colour snapshot print, 1955
NPG x136245

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