Vita Sackville-West; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Harold Nicolson
18 of 23 portraits of Sir Desmond MacCarthy
Vita Sackville-West; Sir Desmond MacCarthy; Harold Nicolson
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1925
2 3/4 in. x 3 5/8 in. (70 mm x 91 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax142211
Sittersback to top
- Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877-1952), Writer and critic. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
- Sir Harold George Nicolson (1886-1968), Diplomat and writer; husband of Vita Sackville-West. Sitter associated with 21 portraits. Identify
- Victoria Mary ('Vita') Sackville-West (1892-1962), Writer and gardener; wife of Sir Harold Nicolson. Sitter associated with 29 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 or producer associated with 1716 portraits, Sitter associated with 600 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Kent (Long Barn, Weald Sevenoaks, Kent)
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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