Sir Francis Rose; Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh)
4 of 5 portraits of Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Francis Rose; Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh)
by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 9 December 1947
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195379
Sittersback to top
- Sir Francis Cyril Stanley Rose, 4th Bt of Montreal (1909-1979), Artist. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
- Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh) (circa 1887-1972), Former wife of Edward Cohen, and later second wife of Hon. Stratford Haliday Robert Louis Tollemache; daughter of Saleh Manasseh. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG x195077: Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh); Sir Francis Rose (appears within the portrait)
- NPG x195078: Emma Tollemache (née Manasseh); Sir Francis Rose (appears within the portrait)
Events of 1947back to top
Current affairs
Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Philip renounced his title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, to become Duke of Edinburgh when he married the heir to the throne.Art and science
The first Edinburgh Festival includes performances by Kathleen Ferrier, Alec Guinness and Margot Fonteyn. The Festival is now a major annual international arts event that takes place over three weeks every August, and includes top class performers in theatre, music and dance as well as lesser-known performers who take part in the parallel 'Fringe Festival'.International
India is granted independence from the British Empire and the former British Raj is partitioned into India and Pakistan. After various revolts and several years of civil disobedience led by Gandhi and his Quit India Movement, Britain agrees to disband the Raj and grant independence to India.Palestine is partitioned into a Jewish State, an Arab State and a small internationally administered zone.
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