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Sir Henry Hamilton Adrian Kenneth Clark, conducting the Haydn 'Toy' Symphony at the National Gallery Mid-day Concerts, 1940

Drawing
1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kapp, Edmond Xavier (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Caricature portrait of Sir Kenneth Clark conducting the Haydn 'You' Symphony at the National Gallery midday concerts. Three-quarter length, facing slightly right.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleSir Henry Hamilton Adrian Kenneth Clark, conducting the Haydn 'Toy' Symphony at the National Gallery Mid-day Concerts, 1940 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink
Ink
Brief description
Caricature drawing of the art historian and critic Sir Kenneth Clark, and depicting him conducting Haydn's 'Toy' Symphony at the National Gallery. Drawn in pen and ink by Edmond Xavier Kapp, 1940.
Physical description
Caricature portrait of Sir Kenneth Clark conducting the Haydn 'You' Symphony at the National Gallery midday concerts. Three-quarter length, facing slightly right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.5cm
  • Width: 9.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Kapp.40' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Sir Henry Hamilton Adrian Kenneth Clark, conducting the Haydn 'Toy' Symphony at the National Gallery Mid-day Concerts, 1940.' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by the Miriam Sacher Charitable Trust
Historical context
Sir Kenneth Clark is shown conducting one of the gallery's midday concerts which took place during the Second World War. Following the removal of the paintings and their storage at a secret location in Wales, the gallery was used as a concert space at lunchtimes. Many of these concerts were performed by the pianist Myra Hess.
Subject depicted
Clark, Kenneth (Sir)
Place depicted
National Gallery
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
  • Edmond Kapp : a retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings, 1911-1961, London : Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1961 219
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.553-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O693352/sir-henry-hamilton-adrian-kenneth-drawing-kapp-edmond-xavier/
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