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.

References

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