Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1897
Lord Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion
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.
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.
Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (1864-1932) was the senior managing partner of a private banking house of Glyn, Mills, Currier & Co as well as a courtier. He dressed up as Richard I,( 1157-99) known as the Lionheart because of his great military reputation.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 60.155/60
- Object name:
- Lord Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion
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- Artist/Maker:
- Lafayette, Walker and Boutall, Hughes, A.
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- Production date:
- 1897
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 329 mm, W 244 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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