unknown woman; Lallie Charles; Ida Adams
6 of 18 portraits by Miss Compton Collier
unknown woman; Lallie Charles; Ida Adams
by Miss Compton Collier
cream-toned bromide print on brown folder, circa 1917
5 7/8 in. x 7 3/4 in. (148 mm x 198 mm) image size
Given by Lallie Charles Cowell (née Martin), 1994
Photographs Collection
NPG x68994
Sittersback to top
- Ida Adams (circa 1888-1960), Actress and singer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Lallie Charles (née Charlotte Elizabeth Martin) (1869-1919), Photographer. Sitter in 10 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 102 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Miss Compton Collier (1899-1977), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1917back to top
Current affairs
King George V changes his name from 'Saxe-Coburg' to 'Windsor.' Amid wartime anti-German public sentiment the British Royal Family decided to relinquish their German name and titles. The name 'Windsor' was chosen as variation on ''Wettin', the late Prince Albert's personal surname.Art and science
The National Photographic Record is established at the instigation of the photographer Walter Stoneman to commission photographs of 'distinguished living contemporaries of British nationality.' This project allowed the National Portrait Gallery to circumvent its own rule that portraits could not enter the collection until the sitter had been dead ten years.International
The Russian Revolution begins with the February Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. Seven months later the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seize power in the October Revolution forming the Soviet Communist Government, which lasted until 1991. The USA abandons its neutrality and joins the war against Germany following a series of attacks on American passenger and merchant ships.Comments back to top
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