Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler

1905 — 1944

British painter and illustrator (1905-1944)

Reginald John "Rex" Whistler was a British artist who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action in Normandy in World War II. Whistler was the brother of poet and artist Laurence Whistler.

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Edith Olivier (1872–1948), First Lady Mayor of Wilton 1900c

Edith Olivier (1872–1948), First Lady Mayor of Wilton

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Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget, later Lady von Hofmannsthal (1916 - 1980) 1920s

Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget, later Lady von Hofmannsthal (1916 - 1980)

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The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats 1926

The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats

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'Ave Silvae Dornii' 1928

'Ave Silvae Dornii'

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Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners 1929

Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners

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Rex Whistler 1933

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Self-Portrait 1933

Self-Portrait

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Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) 1936

Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947)

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Lord Henry Paget, later the 7th Marquess of Anglesey (1922-2013), at the age of 14 1936

Lord Henry Paget, later the 7th Marquess of Anglesey (1922-2013), at the age of 14

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Plas Newydd, 1939 1938

Plas Newydd, 1939

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Rex Whistler’s Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform, May 1940 1940

Rex Whistler’s Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform, May 1940

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The Most Honourable Charles Henry Alexander Paget, Sixth Marquis of Anglesey, President (1945–1947) 1940s

The Most Honourable Charles Henry Alexander Paget, Sixth Marquis of Anglesey, President (1945–1947)

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Edith Olivier (1872–1948), on a Day Bed at the Rear of Daye House 1942

Edith Olivier (1872–1948), on a Day Bed at the Rear of Daye House

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The Honourable Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil (1916–2003), Later 6th Marquess of Salisbury (unfinished) 1942

The Honourable Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil (1916–2003), Later 6th Marquess of Salisbury (unfinished)

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George IV (1762–1830) 1944

George IV (1762–1830)

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Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976), Fellow (1945–1968)

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1900c

Hannah Ezra, Mrs David Gubbay (c.1886 - 1968)

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1900c

Nude Study of Lady Caroline Paget, Lady Duff (1913 -1973)

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1924

Allegorical Composition with Nun Holding a Child and a Skeleton Personifying Death Taking the Arm of a Boy Holding a Book

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1924

Female Figure Seated

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1924

Picnic in the Country with Musicians and Dancers

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1925

Allegorical Composition: Comedy and Putti Driving away a Heraldic Unicorn

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1925

Allegorical Composition: Tragedy and Putti Driving away a Heraldic Lion

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1925

Rural Scene with Putto Conducting Two Men Playing the Lute and Saxophone and Figures Dancing

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1925

Rustic Scene: Villagers Dancing

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1925

Trial Scene from 'The Merchant of Venice'

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1930s

Backdrop

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1930s

Capriccio of a Mediterranean Seaport with British and Italian Buildings, the Mountains of Snowdonia, and a Self-portrait wielding a Broom (Plas Newydd Dining Room Mural)

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1932

Wallpaper in the Chinoiserie Style, with a Picture Frame as its Central Motif, Painted to House Picasso's 'L'enfant au pigeon'

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1933

The Foreign Bloke

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1933

Vale of Aylesbury (from Everywhere You Go You Can Be Sure of Shell - poster series)

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1935

Lady Caroline Paget (1913- 1973) (The Girl with a Red Rose)

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1937

Capriccio

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1937

Lady Caroline Paget, Lady Duff (1913 -1973)

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1938

Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885- 1947) with Lady Marjorie, Marchioness and Five of their Six Children in the Music Room

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1938

Lady Caroline Paget, Lady Duff (1913 -1973)

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1938

Lady Caroline Paget, Lady Duff (1913 -1976)

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1938

Lady Elizabeth Paget (1916–1980), Later von Hofmannsthal, with a Dog (unfinished)

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1940

Canon Elliott in the Vicarage Garden at Bierton, Buckinghamshire

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1940

The Entrance Gates for the Daye House, Wilton Park, Wiltshire, with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Seated on the Parapet of the Bridge

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1940

Two Ladies Taking Tea in the Vicarage Garden at Bierton, Buckinghamshire

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1942

Daye House, Wilton Park, Wiltshire, from the Riverside, with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Standing

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1942

The Dairy Bridge Looking towards the Palladian Bridge, Wilton Park, Wiltshire

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1942

View of Daye House with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Standing on the Lawn

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1943

Party Time

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1943

Welsh Guard (panel 1)

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1943

Welsh Guard (panel 2, detail)

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1944

HRH the Prince Regent Awakening the Spirit of Brighton

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