Sir Norman Angell
© estate of Edmond Xavier Kapp
Sir Norman Angell
by Edmond Xavier Kapp
ink, 1914
9 in. x 6 3/4 in. (229 mm x 171 mm)
Purchased, 1977
Primary Collection
NPG 5129
Sitterback to top
- Sir (Ralph) Norman Angell (né Ralph Norman Angell Lane) (1872-1967), Peace campaigner and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; journalist; author; lecturer; Labour politician; MP for Bradford North. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Edmond Xavier Kapp (1890-1978), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 13
Events of 1914back to top
Current affairs
Following Germany's declaration of war on France and invasion of Belgium, Herbert Henry Asquith, the British Prime Minister, declares war on the German Empire on August 4, 1914. The popular belief that the conflict would be 'over by Christmas' was soon found to be a bitter underestimate of the scale of the war.Art and science
The fist issue of the periodical Blast is published by Wyndham Lewis, announcing the advent of Vorticism. This movement, named by Ezra Pound and taking in art and poetry, combined the vitality and dynamism of Italian Futurism with the geometric structure of Cubism. Vorticism was a direct challenge to the perceived quaint and domestic style of the Bloomsbury group and Roger Fry's Omega Workshop.International
On June 28th 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated in Sarajevo leading to Austria's declaration of war against Serbia and triggering the First World War. Germany declared war on Serbia's ally, Russia, and then marched on France via Belgium. Soon all of Europe and most of the world was embroiled in total war.Comments back to top
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