Benjamin Britten with his parents, sister Beth, Lizel Suter Schlotterbech and Winifred Rix
Benjamin Britten with his parents, sister Beth, Lizel Suter Schlotterbech and Winifred Rix
by Unknown photographer
snapshot print, circa 1920
5in. x 2 7/8in. (127 mm x 74 mm)
Given by the Britten estate, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x15175
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- (Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (1913-1976), Composer. Sitter in 120 portraits, Artist or producer of 5 portraits. Identify
- Edith Rhoda Britten (née Hockey) (1874-1937), Amateur singer and pianist; mother of (Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Robert Victor Britten (1874-1937), Father of Benjamin Britten. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Winifred Rix. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Lizel Suter Schlotterbech. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Charlotte Elizabeth ('Beth') Welford (née Britten) (1909-1989), Wife of Dr Kit Welford; sister of Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
This portraitback to top
In this snapshot, taken at tea in the garden, a young Britten is shown in the foreground playing with a toy boat. Seated hatless behind him is his sister Beth, and with her are Lizel Suter Schlotterbech and Winifred Rix. In the background, in their deckchairs, are Britten's parents Edith and Robert.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Suffolk (garden, Britten's home, Lowestoft, Suffolk)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Benjamin Britten: A Life in Pictures (5 November 2013 - 30 June 2014)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1920back to top
Current affairs
The Government of Ireland Act (Fourth Home Rule Bill) partitions Ireland into the Irish Free State with a devolved parliament in Dublin and Northern Ireland with a devolved parliament in Belfast.The Communist Party of Great Britain is founded in London, uniting a number of independent socialist and Marxist parties into a single, united party.
Art and science
Queen Alexandra unveils a monument to Edith Cavell in St Martin's Place opposite the National Portrait Gallery. The English nurse was executed in Germany for helping hundreds of allied soldiers to cross the border from occupied Belgium to the neutral Netherlands.George V officially opens the Imperial War Museum at the Crystal Palace.
International
The Kapp Putsch threatens the newly formed Weimar Republic. In defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, the leaders of the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt refused to disband and marched on Berlin, occupying it on the 13th March. With the general army refusing to defend the city, the government fled to Stuttgart. The rebellion, however, failed after the workers joined a general strike, disabling their plans.Comments back to top
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