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Roger Fry; Clive Bell; Duncan Grant; Lytton Strachey; Saxon Arnold Sydney-Turner; Vanessa Bell

Roger Fry; Clive Bell; Duncan Grant; Lytton Strachey; Saxon Arnold Sydney-Turner; Vanessa Bell, by Unknown photographer, circa 1916 - NPG Ax160974 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Roger Fry; Clive Bell; Duncan Grant; Lytton Strachey; Saxon Arnold Sydney-Turner; Vanessa Bell

by Unknown photographer
bromide copy print, circa 1916
3 in. x 5 in. (75 mm x 126 mm) overall
Given by Barbara Strachey (Hultin, later Halpern), 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax160974

Artistback to top

Sittersback to top

  • (Arthur) Clive Heward Bell (1881-1964), Art critic. Sitter in 29 portraits.
  • Vanessa Bell (née Stephen) (1879-1961), Painter; sister of Virginia Woolf. Sitter in 19 portraits, Artist associated with 14 portraits.
  • Roger Fry (1866-1934), Critic and painter. Sitter in 18 portraits, Artist of 5 portraits.
  • Duncan Grant (1885-1978), Artist. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist of 9 portraits.
  • (Giles) Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), Critic and biographer; son of Sir Richard Strachey. Sitter in 143 portraits, Artist associated with 5 portraits.
  • Saxon Arnold Sydney-Turner (1880-1962), Civil servant. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.

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Events of 1916back to top

Current affairs

As war drags on with heavy losses conscription is introduced with the Military Service Act. Conscientious objectors who refused to fight were compelled to do non-military war work, and some were jailed.
British Summer Time is introduced, putting the clocks forward an hour during the summer in order to capitalise on daylight hours.

Art and science

C. Hubert H. Parry sets William Blake's poem, Jerusalem, to music popularising the poem and tune as a patriotic English anthem. On hearing Edward Elgar's orchestrated version in 1922, King George V suggested that it replace God Save the King as the National Anthem.

International

The Irish Citizen Army starts a Nationalist rebellion in Dublin: The Easter Rising.
Massive losses are suffered on the Western Front at the battles of the Somme and Verdun.
The Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire (1916-18) led by Prince Faisal is assisted by T.E. Lawrence, who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.

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