Sitwell, Sir Sacheverell 1897-1988
English writer and art critic

Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, the younger brother of Edith and Osbert Sitwell, he was educated at Eton, before becoming an officer in a Guards regiment, enjoying extensive travel abroad. After World War I the brothers toured Spain and Italy. Italy became their second country, resulting in Sacheverell's Southern Baroque Art (1924), followed by The Gothic North (1929). His German Baroque Art (1927) completed his study of European art. A prolific writer, he published poetry, and is best remembered for his mannered but lively travel books and eccentric cultural commentaries, such as Monks, Nuns and Monasteries (1965). His reminiscences also attracted some attention.

Bibliography: J Lehmann, A Nest of Tigers (1968)