Nicolette Elaine Katherine (née Harrison), Marchioness of Londonderry; Molly Bishop
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Nicolette Elaine Katherine (née Harrison), Marchioness of Londonderry; Molly Bishop
by Francis Goodman
ten 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, October 1963
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195392
Sittersback to top
- Mary Winona Mannin ('Molly') Bishop (later Lady Montagu-Douglas-Scott) (1911-1998), Artist; wife of Lord George Francis John Montagu-Douglas-Scott; daughter of Harry Oswald Bishop. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Nicolette Elaine Katherine (née Harrison), Marchioness of Londonderry (circa 1941-1993), Former wife of 9th Marquess of Londonderry, and later wife of Georgie Fame; daughter of Michael Harrison. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG x195013: Nicolette Elaine Katherine (née Harrison), Marchioness of Londonderry; Molly Bishop (appears within the portrait)
Events of 1963back to top
Current affairs
The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.Art and science
Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.International
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.
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