'The Great Petticoat Lane Fair: Some Prominent Stallholders at the Albert Hall'
1 of 14 portraits of Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco
'The Great Petticoat Lane Fair: Some Prominent Stallholders at the Albert Hall'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction tear sheet, 1915-1916
11 1/4 in. x 7 3/8 in. (287 mm x 186 mm) overall
Purchased, 1992
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax105838
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (1897-1945), Novelist; daughter of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; wife of Prince Antoine Bibesco. Sitter associated with 14 portraits. Identify
- Anne Elizabeth (née Monsell), Lady Clark (1880-1946), Former wife of William Bennett Pike; later wife of Sir William Henry Clark. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Flora Guest (née Bigelow) (1869-1964), Author; former wife of Charles Stuart Dodge, and later wife of Hon. Lionel George William Guest; daughter of Hon. John Bigelow. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) (1868-1947), Wife of George Keppel; mother of Violet Trefusis; mistress of King Edward VII. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Hazel (née Martyn), Lady Lavery (1880-1935), Socialite, actress and painter; former wife of Edward Trudeau, and later wife of Sir John Lavery. Sitter in 10 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) (1892-1986), Actress and writer; wife of 1st Viscount Norwich; daughter of 8th Duke of Rutland. Sitter associated with 39 portraits. Identify
- Olwen Verena (née Ponsonby), Lady Oranmore and Browne (1876-1927), Wife of 3rd Baron Oranmore and Browne; daughter of 8th Earl of Bessborough. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Margaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (1864-1945), Society hostess; second wife of 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith; daughter of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Bt. Sitter associated with 53 portraits. Identify
- Victoria Mary ('Vita') Sackville-West (1892-1962), Writer and gardener; wife of Sir Harold Nicolson. Sitter associated with 29 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Albert Hall, Brick Lane)
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Events of 1915back to top
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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