Beatrice Webb; Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield with three others
19 of 76 portraits of Beatrice Webb
Beatrice Webb; Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield with three others
by Unknown photographer
sepia-toned vintage snapshot print, 1922
2 3/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (59 mm x 82 mm) image size
Purchased, 2007
Primary Collection
NPG P1292(16)
Sittersback to top
- Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield (1859-1947), Politician; MP for Seaham, social reformer, economist and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Sitter in 90 portraits. Identify
- (Martha) Beatrice Webb (née Potter), Baroness Passfield (1858-1943), Social reformer, economist and diarist. Sitter in 76 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6583 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Hampshire (sitters' home, Passfield Corner, Hampshire)
Subjects & Themesback to top
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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