Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
by Kathleen Scott
bronze bust, 1925
17 in. (432 mm) high
Given by the artist's husband, Lord Kennet, 1948
Primary Collection
NPG 3643
Sitterback to top
- Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935), Lord Chief Justice, diplomat and viceroy of India. Sitter associated with 28 portraits.
Artistback to top
- (Edith Agnes) Kathleen Scott (née Bruce), Lady Scott (later Lady Kennet) (1878-1947), Sculptor; former wife of Robert Falcon Scott, and later wife of 1st Baron Kennet. Artist or producer of 3 portraits, Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 515
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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