Victor Rousseau
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Victor Rousseau
by Fred Roe
pencil, 3 May 1915
7 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in. (185 mm x 123 mm) overall
Given by (Eleanor) Frances Gordon Maynard (née Roe), 1994
Reference Collection
NPG D43112
Artistback to top
- Fred Roe (1864-1947), Artist. Artist or producer of 224 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
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Current affairs
The Times Newspaper reports that Britain's Army is suffering from a lack of Ammunition Shells, pointing the finger of blame at the Liberal government. The Shell Scandal forced Asquith to form a new coalition government, bringing Conservatives into the cabinet and demonstrating the need to gear the whole country's economy towards the war effort.Art and science
As the threat from aerial attack increased, the decision was made to protect the national art collections by storing them in basements or in locations outside London. On 15th October the National Portrait Gallery under the directorship of Sir Charles John Holmes closed its doors to the public and removed paintings from the walls.International
Stalemate ensues on the Western Front and trench warfare begins as both sides take up defensive positions. While offensive strategies become futile, serious loss of life occurs with the first deployment of tanks and the use of poison gas.Albert Einstein publishes his General Theory of Relativity, a model of gravitation and cosmology.
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Eric Tripnaux
19 January 2016, 16:06
During WWI, Victor Rousseau was refugied in London. In close contact with the Royal Belgian Family and the Belgian authorities in the UK, he has engraved different badges: the badge for the Belgian Disabled Soldier in 1915, the official Medal of Queen Elisabeth made by Elkington in 1916 and a brooch for a philanthropic society named "L'oeuvre du vêtement des soldats belges".
TRIPNAUX
25 January 2016, 09:43
Victor Rousseau is also known in London for the Memorial in Gratitude, a bronze statue made for the Belgian Refugees Memorial on Victoria Embankment.