James Ivory; Ismail Merchant
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James Ivory; Ismail Merchant
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 9 February 1983
12 1/8 in. x 11 5/8 in. (308 mm x 294 mm)
Purchased, 2000
Primary Collection
NPG P819
Sittersback to top
- James Francis Ivory (1928-), Film director. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Ismail Merchant (1936-2005), Film producer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930-2017), Photographer, film-maker and designer; former husband of Princess Margaret. Artist of 285 portraits, Sitter in 22 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 329
- Tinker, Christopher, Speak its Name! - Quotations by and about Gay Men and Women, 2016, p. 233
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Events of 1983back to top
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Margaret Thatcher wins a landslide majority for the Conservative Party at the general election. Although her premiership had previously been unpopular, the British victory in the Falklands coupled with divisions in Michael Foot's Labour opposition, helped her to gain popularity and win the most decisive election victory since 1945.Art and science
The British sitcom Blackadder is aired for the first time. Each of the four series followed the character of the anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and took place during a different period of British history. The first series, The Black Adder, was a satire of medieval England during the rein of the fictitious Richard IV, and frequently lifted famous lines from Shakespeare.International
The armed struggle between Tamil militants and the Sinhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka begin with the Black July pogrom. Mobs (allegedly supported by the government) started attacking and murdering Tamils following an attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on government soldiers. Civil war between the government and Tamil nationalists has continued sporadically ever since.Tell us more back to top
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