Netta Peacock Explained

Netta (Picomette) Peacock (born 1864/7 Sunderland – 1938), was an English art writer and photographer who became involved in Russian art circles during the fin de siecle.[1] Peacock wrote about Russian traditional crafts[2] and artwork[3] and published several books about Western painters.[4] Netta Peacock's photographic works form a remarkable record of pre-revolutionary Russia, documenting different classes of society. Little is known about the photographer herself; she was the daughter of Sunderland ship broker Reginald Peacock and his Dutch wife Jacoba, and close friends with artists Maria Vasilievna Yakunchikova and Yelena Dmitrievna Polenova. A collection of her photographs is held by The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Her sister Siegwardine (née Clark) was also a photographer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 November 2020. "We lived together... so happily". THE FRIENDSHIP OF MARIA VASILIEVNA YAKUNCHIKOVA, NETTA PEACOCK AND YELENA DMITRIEVNA POLENOVA The Tretyakov Gallery Magazine. 30 November 2020. www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com. en.
  2. Book: Kennard. Howard Percy. The Russian Year-book. Peacock. Netta. 1912. Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited. en.
  3. Web site: The Russian Almanac, 1919. Compiled and edited by N. Peacock. – British Library. 30 November 2020. explore.bl.uk.
  4. Web site: Millet / Netta Peacock. – British Library. 30 November 2020. explore.bl.uk.