Sir T. Thumboo Chetty; Dharmavathy; Lady Ottoline Morrell
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Sir T. Thumboo Chetty; Dharmavathy; Lady Ottoline Morrell
by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
3 1/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. (80 mm x 133 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax143739
Sittersback to top
- Sir T. Thumboo Chetty (1877-1952), Government official; Huzur Secretary. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Dharmavathy, Daughter of Sir T. Thumboo Chetty. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell. Sitter associated with 600 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1716 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Philip Edward Morrell (1870-1943), Politician; husband of Lady Ottoline Morrell. Artist or producer associated with 339 portraits, Sitter associated with 191 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: India (The Scott's Bungalow, Srirangapatna, Mysore, Karnataka)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Mark Rajarathnam
21 August 2018, 09:35
In these photos it is very likely to be Sir. T. Thumboo Chetty and his Daughter Dharmavathy and Lady Ottoline Morrell.
At that time Sir. T. Thumboo Chetty was the Huzur Secretary (Palace Vidwan) to His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Mirza Ismail was the Dewan of Mysore.
Mark Rajarathnam
12 September 2018, 10:49
The legend on this Photo says that this photo was taken at Seringapatam Scott's Bungalow.
The Scott's Bungalow is located in Seringapatam on the banks of the river Cauvery, at about half a mile from the Mysore Gate of the Seringapatam gate. The bungalow was the residence of Col. Scott, an officer of the Madras Army who took part in the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799. It looks that this building still exists today.
Srirangapatna (also spelled Shrirangapattana; anglicized to Seringapatam during the British Raj) is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located near the city of Mysore. (Source: Wikipedia).