Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates. ca. 1860-1967.

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Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates. ca. 1860-1967.

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Photographs documenting the life of Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (1886-1967), members of his family, and associates, ca. 1860-1967. In addition to portraits of Sassoon at various ages from childhood to just before his death, the images consist primarily of formal and informal portraits of children, women, and men related to, or acquainted with, Sassoon. Identified images of immediate family members of Siegfried Sassoon include: his parents, Alfred Ezra Sassoon and Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft Sassoon; his brothers Hamo Watts Sassoon and Michael Sassoon; his wife, Hester Gatty Sassoon; and his son, George Sassoon. Identified images depicting members of his extended maternal family include: a photograph of a sculpted bust of his great-grandfather John Francis; his grandparents Mary Alyce Francis Thornycroft and Thomas Thornycroft; his uncles, William Hamo Thornycroft and John Issaac Thornycroft; his aunts, Helen Thornycroft, Frances Sarah Thornycroft Donaldson, and Blanche Thornycroft; and his cousins, Alyse Donaldson, Mary Donaldson, Nellie Donaldson Hamilton, Eldrid Thornycroft, and Joan Thornycroft. Identified images depicting members of his extended paternal family including his great-aunt Mozelle Sassoon Hyeem and his aunt Rachel Sassoon Beer. There are also images of his father-in-law, Stephen Herbert Gatty. Identified images of associates, friends, and acquaintances include: Mrs. F. W. Champneys, Hilda Fenner, Nellie Gosse, John Homeward, Bessie Merchant, Frances Perkins, Alexander Ross, Patrick MacKenzie Smith, and Edward Perry Warren. The photograph album with images created and collected ca. 1888-1892, includes images of paintings and drawings of flowers, landscapes, and figures, probably created by Helen Thornycroft and of the sculpture of Charles George Gordon and other sculptures created by William Hamo Thornycroft. A series of images shows a group of children, women, and men aboard a yacht, with men wearing jumpers embroidered RNYC (possibly the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club) and aboard the Thetis, and a ship probably developed by John Isaac Thornycroft, in addition to views of sailing ships on the water. Other images include views of houses and landscapes, in addition to informal portraits of Helen Thornycroft, William Hamo Thornycroft, and Mary Alyce Francis Thornycroft. Images documenting specific events and locations include a scene from an Atherstone Hunt in Measham, Leicestershire, England, showing N. W. Loder and Sir Bertram Hardy on horseback, March 11, 1914; a meeting of women at Weirleigh in Kent, England; and a view of Clopton House in Warwickshire, England.

203 photographic prints : b & w ; 34.0 x 28.0 cm. and smaller.1 album (86 photographic prints) : b & w ; 31.0 x 26.0 cm.12 photographic negatives : b & w ; 9.0 x 15.0 cm. and smaller.

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Thornycroft, Mary, 1809-1895

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Mary Francis Thornycroft was a prolific English sculptor of the 19th century. Born the third daughter of the four children of accomplished sculptor, John Francis, and his wife, Mary, she married one of her father's students, Thomas Thornycroft, on February 29, 1840. Training alongside her father's male students, she was determined to follow him in sculpturing as a career. Learning early to purchase materials and use marketing skills, she was able to have an intelligent conversation with the fell...

Thornycroft (Family)

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The Thornycroft family was a notable English family of sculptors, artists and engineers, connected by marriage to the historic Sassoon family. The earliest known mention of the family is stated in George Ormerod's History of Cheshire as during the reign of Henry III in the 13th century, taking its name from a Cheshire hamlet. ...

Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

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Sassoon (Family)

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Gatty, Stephen Herbert, 1849-1922.

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Champneys, F. W., Mrs.

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Sassoon, Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, 1853-1947

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Theresa Thornycroft (1853 – July 1947) was an English sculptor and painter. She was a member of the inventive and artistic branch of the Thornycroft family. Her father was the sculptor and engineer Thomas Thornycroft (1815–1885), and her mother, the sculptor Mary Francis (1814–1895), worked under both her maiden name and her married name. She exhibited her paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in London before she turned twenty-two. She married Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1861–1895) of the Jewish Sass...

Warren, Edward Perry, 1860-1928

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Epithet: art collector British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0000a7 ...

Beer, Rachel, 1858-1927

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Ross, Alexander, 1962-

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Thornycroft, Joan.

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Thornycroft, John I., 1843-1928

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Sassoon, Hamo Watts, 1887-1915.

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Perkins, Frances.

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Royal Northumberland Yacht Club.

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Sassoon, Alfred Ezra, 1861-1895.

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Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885

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Epithet: Major-General; of Add MS 44147 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x0000f0 British general who became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartuom against Sudanese rebels. From the description of Letter, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 363531820 "Chinese" Gordon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Southampton, t...

Gosse, Nellie.

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Francis, John 1780-1861

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Hamilton, Nellie Donaldson.

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Thornycroft, Helen, 1848-1937.

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Smith, Patrick MacKenzie.

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Thornycroft, Eldrid.

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Donaldson, Frances Sarah Thornycroft, 1846-1929.

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Merchant, Bessie.

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Donaldson, Mary Katherine, 1923-

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Donaldson, Alyse.

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Hyeem, Mozelle Sassoon.

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Thornycroft, William Hamo, Sir, 1850-1925

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English sculptor. From the description of Letters and sketches, ca. 1890-1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83201804 ...

Sassoon, Hester Gatty.

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Sassoon, Michael, 1884-1969.

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Sassoon, George.

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Thornycroft, Thomas 1815-1885

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British sculptor. From the description of Thornycroft family letters, 1835-1901. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80432821 ...

Fenner, Hilda.

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Homeward, John.

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