The christening of Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones) (David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon; Anne Parsons (née Messel), Countess of Rosse; Lucy Mary (née Davies), Countess of Snowdon; Lady Frances von Hofmannstha...)
The christening of Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones) (David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon; Anne Parsons (née Messel), Countess of Rosse; Lucy Mary (née Davies), Countess of Snowdon; Lady Frances von Hofmannstha...)
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 6 October 1979
6 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (175 mm x 252 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x198530
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (1964-), Daughter of Princess Margaret Rose and 1st Earl of Snowdon. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones) (1979-), Daughter of Lord Snowdon and Lucy Hogg. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Anne Parsons (née Messel), Countess of Rosse (1902-1992), Former wife of Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, and later wife of 6th Earl of Rosse; daughter of Leonard Messel. Sitter in 17 portraits. Identify
- Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930-2017), Photographer, film-maker and designer; former husband of Princess Margaret. Sitter in 22 portraits, Artist or producer of 285 portraits. Identify
- Lucy Mary (née Davies), Countess of Snowdon (1941-), Television production assistant; wife of Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg (later 5th Bt) and second wife of Lord Snowdon; daughter of Donald Brook Davies. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961-), Furniture maker and former chairman of Christie's UK; son of Princess Margaret and 1st Earl of Snowdon. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Sussex (outside St Mark's Church, Staplefield, West Sussex)
Events of 1979back to top
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Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman Prime Minster. She came to power with the electoral slogan, 'Labour isn't working', and set about her aim to reverse Britain's economic decline by reducing the role of the state in the economy and championing entrepreneurship and the free market.Art and science
Monty Python's Life Of Brian, is released causing controversy, but gaining box-office success and classic status. The film is in many ways a classic farce, with much of its humour deriving from the mistaken identity of the protagonist, Brian Cohen. But, as his mother tells us: 'He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.'International
Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 'for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.' Mother Theresa established the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India; an organisation that pledged to give 'Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest of the poor.'Soviet troops invade Afghanistan and begin a 10-year occupation, resisted by Mujaheddin Afghan guerrilla fighters.
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