Dermod MacCarthy; Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco; Sir Desmond MacCarthy
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Dermod MacCarthy; Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco; Sir Desmond MacCarthy
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1923
2 1/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. (55 mm x 78 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax141468
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
- Dermod MacCarthy (1911-1986), Paediatrician; son of Desmond and Molly MacCarthy. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877-1952), Writer and critic. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell. Artist associated with 1715 portraits, Sitter associated with 596 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire (Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire)
Events of 1923back to top
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Stanley Baldwin begins the first of three terms of government as Conservative Prime Minister following the resignation of Andrew Bonar Law.Art and science
Bolton Wanderers beat West Ham United in the first FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. The Cup Final was held at Wembley every year except during the war until 2000.International
Hitler attempts to take power in Germany with the Munich Beer Hall Putsch. On the 8th November Hitler and the SA stormed a meeting of the ruling 'triumvirs' forcing them to support a march on Berlin. The coup, however, failed and Hitler was arrested and sentences to five years in prison.Tell us more back to top
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