2-705-587 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Diana of the Uplands', 1903-1904, (1935). Portrait of Dame Katharine Furse (née Symonds, 1875-1952), wife of the painter, as Diana, goddess of the hunt. Furse was founder of the English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), and served as director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) - equivalent to the rank of rear admiral - during the First World War. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From "Modern Masterpieces", Part 16. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]