Biography of Augustus John 1878-1961

Augustus John 1878-1961 is in Painters.

On 04 Jan 1878 Augustus John was born to Edwin William John and Augusta Smith (age 30) at Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the Esplanade, now known as The Belgrave Hotel.

In 1884 [his mother] Augusta Smith (age 36) died.

1902. George Charles Beresford (age 37). Portrait of Augustus John (age 23).

Around 1906. Augustus John (age 27). Portrait of Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck aka Lady Ottoline Morrell.

Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck: On 16 Jun 1873 Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish Bentinck and Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne 1st Baroness Bolsover On 21 Apr 1938 she died.

Between 1915 and 1919 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 24) and his wife Anaïs Melisande Folin lived in Ireland where they were friends with Augustus John (age 36) and his circle.

1917, reworked 1922. Augustus John (age 38). Portrait of Margherita Dorothy van Raalte Baroness Howard de Walden (age 27). Augustus John was first invited to Chirk Castle [Map] in 1912 to paint Margherita's portrait. Although she attended many sittings, the end result was in her words ‘a horrible picture which, after a while, he simply painted over'.

Margherita Dorothy van Raalte Baroness Howard de Walden: In 1890 she was born. In 1912 Thomas Scott-Ellis 8th Baron Howard de Walden 4th Baron Seaford and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Howard de Walden, Baroness Seaford of Seaford in Sussex. In 1974 she died.

1919. Augustus John (age 40). Portrait of Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman Marchesa Casati (age 37).

Around 1925. Augustus John (age 46). Portrait of Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 67).

1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head (age 22).

Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head: On 29 Apr 1907 she was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury. On 23 Jul 1935 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head and she were married. She the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury. In 1960 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head was created 1st Viscount Head of Throope in Wiltshire. She by marriage Viscountess Head of Throope in Wiltshire. In 1987 Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head died.

Around 1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Bapsybanoo Pavry Marchioness of Winchester (age 28).

Bapsybanoo Pavry Marchioness of Winchester: In 1902 she was born. In 1952 Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester and she were married. She by marriage Marchioness Winchester. The difference in their ages was 39 years. He the son of John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester and Mary Robinson Montagu Marchioness Winchester. On 06 Sep 1995 she died.

Around 1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Baroness Alington (age 27).

In 1931 Mortimer Wheeler (age 40) and Mabel aka Mabel Wright (age 23) were married. She was at the time the mistress of the painter Augustus John (age 52).

Before 18 Sep 1937 Lois Sturt (age 37) had relationships with Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery (age 57), Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 34), Alfred Duff Cooper 1st Viscount Norwich (age 47) and Augustus John (age 59).

1942. Augustus John (age 63). Portrait of Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman Marchesa Casati (age 60).

1942. Augustus John (age 63). Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith (age 44).

Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith: On 26 Feb 1897 she was born to Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Emma Margaret "Margot" Tennant. On 07 Apr 1945 Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith died.

On 30 Jul 1954 Anthony Vivian 5th Baron Vivian (age 48) was shot in the abdomen by Mavis Wheeler (age 46), the former wife of both Sir Mortimer Wheeler (age 63) and Horace de Vere Cole, and the mistress of the painter Augustus John (age 76). She was subsequently jailed for six months.

On 31 Oct 1961 Augustus John (age 83) died.