Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger
15 of 22 portraits by Philip Alexius de László
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger
by Philip Alexius de László
reproduction, 1913
8 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. (215 mm x 141 mm) overall
Purchased, 1992
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax105736
Sitterback to top
- Baroness (Marie Rose Antoinette) Catherine d'Erlanger (née de Robert d'Aqueria) (1874-1959), Society hostess; wife of Baron Emile d'Erlanger. Sitter associated with 119 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 25 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Events of 1913back to top
Current affairs
The Suffragette, Emily Davison dies after stepping out in front of the King's horse as a protest at the Epsom Derby. In the same year the Liberal government passed the Cat and Mouse Act allowing them to release and re-arrest Suffragettes who went on hunger strike while in prison. Davison, herself, had been on hunger strike and was force-fed while detained at Holloway Prison.Art and science
Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring comes to London following its premier at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Audiences were shocked by Stravinsky's rhythmic and dissonant musical score and by the violent jerky dancing of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which were intended to represent pagan ritual.International
Henry Ford introduces the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, rapidly increasing the rate at which the famous Model T could be manufactured, leading to massive growth in the motorcar industry and demonstrating to other industries the efficiency of mass production.Comments back to top
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