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Violet Mary (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound), Lady Astor of Hever; John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
2 of 3 portraits of Violet Mary (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound), Lady Astor of Hever
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Violet Mary (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound), Lady Astor of Hever; John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 19 April 1922
5 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. (136 mm x 90 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2013
Photographs Collection
NPG x198553
Sittersback to top
- John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971), Newspaper proprietor. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- Violet Mary (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound), Lady Astor of Hever (1889-1965), Former wife of Lord Charles George Francis Mercer-Nairne, and later wife of 1st Baron Astor of Hever; daughter of 4th Earl of Minto. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Events of 1922back to top
Current affairs
The British Broadcasting Company (later British Broadcasting Corporation) is established to experiment with radio broadcasting. It is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, providing radio, television and Internet services to the public in Britain and across the world.Art and science
1922 is a key year for modernist literature with the publication of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses and T.S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land. Both broke new ground with Ulysses (loosely based on Homer's Odyssey) introducing the 'stream of consciousness' narrative technique, and The Waste Land experimenting with multiple voices and a patchwork of literary, historic, mythological and personal allusions.International
The Soviet Union is formed under Joseph Stalin who takes power after Lenin suffers a debilitating stroke.In an attempt to avoid civil war, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy invites Benito Mussolini to form a new government following the Fascist Party's March on Rome.
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Sophie Clarke
10 March 2020, 14:40
This photograph is of Waldorf, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879-1952) and his wife Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964). A photograph of this same scene but a different angle is contained in the Library of Congress archive at the link below.
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014714257/
This item description is 'Photograph shows Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, (1879-1964) arriving in New York City on the Olympic on April 19, 1922' According to the record this photograph appeared in the New York Times on April 20, 1922.'