CECIL, LORD R., K.C.
Neg. No: (GP) 6182
Neg. Size: 15x12
Neg. Date: 19-12-1919

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Sitter: (Edgar Algernon) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st and last Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864-1958), when Lord Robert Cecil K.C.

Biog: Statesman.

Date: 19 December 1919.

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Descr: FL standing.

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Furniture & Props: (Pictures) a reproduction of The Annunciation, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1876-1879, (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Merseyside); a reproduced version of....;(objects on mantlepiece) a late 19th century Chinese bottle-form vase with (elephant?) mask hoop handles, a clock with chinese characters [CK]; an electric fire with lamp-type elements.

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Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 4.

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(Edgar Algernon) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st and last Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864-1958), when Lord Robert Cecil K.C.

(Edgar Algernon) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st and last Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864-1958), when Lord Robert Cecil K.C.

Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Dictionary of National Biography; Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; L.G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971, London, 1972; (See also Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood [CK], An Autobiograpy, London, 1941.)

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Acknowledgements: (Electric Appliance) Dr. Adrian Forty.

The books on the shelves include: The Times Atlas; A.F. Pollard, The Political History of England, 1547-1603 [& other volumes] Longman & Co; [?] ed., Lord Granville Leveson-Gower: Private Correspondence 1781-?...; Algernon Cecil (?), A Life of Robert Cecil: First Earl of Salisbury, John Murray...; Chambers Biographical Dictionary; S.G. Che.., Modern China, Oxford, DATE; Who's Who 1913; Whitakers Almanac 1915; H.W. Mac....,The Trust Movement in British Industry; Working Men's Clubs; Profit Sharing: Employer and Employed...;The Referendum in Switzerland; Patriotism and Popular Education..