'Dean Inge, by his articles in a well-known journal, forfeits his amateur status'
'Dean Inge, by his articles in a well-known journal, forfeits his amateur status'
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and crayon, 1928-1931
15 3/8 in. x 11 1/4 in. (390 mm x 285 mm)
Purchased, 1978
Reference Collection
NPG D18344
Artistback to top
- Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), Caricaturist and cartoonist. Artist or producer associated with 41 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- (Enoch) Arnold Bennett (1867-1931), Author and journalist. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
- Gilbert Keith ('G.K.') Chesterton (1874-1936), Poet, novelist and critic. Sitter in 75 portraits. Identify
- William Ralph Inge (1860-1954), Dean of St Paul's and writer. Sitter in 34 portraits. Identify
- Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter in 52 portraits. Identify
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Playwright. Sitter in 148 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits. Identify
- Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), Novelist and social commentator. Sitter associated with 95 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram (1858-1946), Bishop of London. Sitter associated with 53 portraits. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1928back to top
Current affairs
The Representation of the People Act 1928 grants women the same rights to vote as men. Building on reform of 1918, this Act lowered the voting age for women from 30 to 21, and removed the ownership of property requirements.Art and science
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. The Scottish scientist's identification of the first antibiotic revolutionised the treatment of infection and is a landmark in medical history. By the Second World War, penicillin was being used to treat wounded soldiers and had a major impact on survival rates of those with infected wounds.International
Stalin announces the Soviet Union's first Five-Year plan of economic development. Based on Lenin's New Economic Policy, the Five-Year Plans aimed to expand the country's economy through rapid centralised industrialisation.Comments back to top
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