Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1897
The Countess of Minto as Princess Andrillion
On 2 July 1897 the Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911) held a ball for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria. Two hundred of the guests were photographed in the grounds of Devonshire House, a huge mansion located off Piccadilly by the photographer, James Lauder of Lafayette Co, and his assistants. They set up a tent in the gardens and brought a variety of backdrops and props from the studio. Many guests were photograpged subsequently in studios, in this case one by Henry Van der Weyde.
The theme of the party was court life and guests had been instructed to dress around this theme either mythological or temporal. Some guests dressed around subjects in paintings. The photographs were published in 1899.
Mary Caroline (née Grey), Countess of Minto (1858-1940) was the wife of the 4th Earl of Minto and the daughter of Sir Charles Grey.
Henry Van der Weyde (1838-1924) became the first photographer to install and take portraits by electric light allowing him to take a lot of portraits in a short period of time from 1877 onwards.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 60.155/33
- Object name:
- The Countess of Minto as Princess Andrillion
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- Artist/Maker:
- Walker and Boutall, Hughes, A.
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- Production date:
- 1897
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 327 mm, W 241 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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