Arthur David Waley; Princess Margaret; Georgia Sitwell (née Doble); Sir Osbert Sitwell; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Walter de la Mare; Queen Elizabeth II
8 of 9 portraits of Georgia Sitwell (née Doble)
Arthur David Waley; Princess Margaret; Georgia Sitwell (née Doble); Sir Osbert Sitwell; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Walter de la Mare; Queen Elizabeth II
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 14 April 1943
6 3/8in. x 9in. (161 mm x 239 mm)
Photographs Collection
NPG x45792
Sittersback to top
- Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), Poet and writer. Sitter in 64 portraits.
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926-), Queen regnant. Sitter associated with 967 portraits.
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002), Queen of George VI. Sitter associated with 580 portraits, Artist of 1 portrait.
- Princess Margaret (1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of Snowdon. Sitter associated with 293 portraits.
- Georgia Sitwell (née Doble) (1905-1980), Wife of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- Sir (Francis) Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Bt (1892-1969), Writer. Sitter in 61 portraits.
- Arthur David Waley (1889-1966), Poet and translator. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
Events of 1943back to top
Current affairs
The War effort continues with women recruited to the Home Guard and Ernie Bevin introducing conscription of miners as coal output continues to flag.There is panic when a new anti aircraft weapon is heard for the first time in London and 173 people die in the crush to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station.
Art and science
Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb is used during Operation Chastise - the Dam busters Raid - to destroy three dams in the Ruhr area of Germany. The raid was considered a success, knocking out hydroelectric power, cutting off the water supply to industry and causing devastation through flooding. The operation also, however, cost the allies many lives, and the bouncing bomb was not used again.International
The invasion of Sicily is successful thanks to Operation Mincemeat, in which false documents were planted on the body of a dead airman to mislead Germany into thinking that the Allied target was Sardinia. The invasion led to the fall of Mussolini and Italy joining the Allies.42,000 German civilians are killed in a firestorm in Hamburg caused by the Allied bombing in Operation Gomorrah.
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