Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma
1 portrait by Yevonde
Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma
by Yevonde
Vivex colour print, 1937
14 1/4 in. x 10 2/4 in. (362 mm x 272 mm)
Given by Yevonde, 1971
Primary Collection
NPG P871(4)
On display at The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Sittersback to top
- Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979), Admiral of the Fleet. Sitter in 74 portraits. Identify
- Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901-1960), Director of emergency relief services and Vicereine of India; wife of 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; daughter of 1st Baron Mount Temple. Sitter in 42 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Yevonde (Madame Yevonde) (Yevonde Middleton (née Cumbers)) (1893-1975), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 899 portraits, Sitter in 15 portraits.
This portraitback to top
In 1922 Madame Yevonde had taken the official engagement photographs of Lord Mountbatten, great grandson of Queen Victoria, and his fiancée, Edwina Ashley. A pioneer in colour photography, Yevonde used the vivex process, for which she was a leading proponent, to record them on the occasion of the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Clare Freestone, Yevonde: Life and Colour, 2023 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 22 June to 15 October 2023), p. 114
- Gibson, Robert; Roberts, Pam, Madame Yevonde: Colour, Fantasy & Myth, 1990 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 July - 1 October 1990), p. 54
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 446
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Goddesses and Others (17 January 2005 - 20 May 2005)
- Centenaries and Centenarians (5 February 2000 - 11 August 2000)
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Events of 1937back to top
Current affairs
George VI becomes king. The younger brother of Edward VIII was crowned on the 12th May and the coronation was broadcast to Britain and the Empire on the radio. Edward becomes the Duke of Windsor, although the rank of 'Royal Highness' is not extended to Wallis Simpson.Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister following Baldwin's retirement.
Art and science
Roland Penrose organises a tour of Picasso's painting Guernica to the UK. The painting, which shows the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, went on display at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in East LondonInternational
Commercial airship travel is brought to an end with the 'Hindenberg Disaster'. The German airship exploded while landing in New Jersey. The radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's reaction has become legendary: 'Oh, the humanity!'Japan invades China, killing about 25,000. Japanese Troops committed numerous atrocities against soldiers and civilians in what became known as the 'Rape of Nanking'.
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On display at The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne