Sitter: George William James Chandos Brundenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873-1961) and Sydney, Marchioness of Ailesbury née Madden (d.1941).

Biog:

(Marquess of Ailesbury) D.S.O.; T.D.; m. 1stly (1903) (Caroline) Sydney (Anne) Madden (d.1941); m 2ndly (1945) Irene Lindsay (d.1954); m. 3rdly (1955) Alice Maud Emily Pinkey (d.1960);

(Sydney,Marchioness of Ailesbury) Only daughter of John Madden, of Hilton Park, co Monagh; 1st wife of 6th Marquess of Ailesbury, m. (1903).

Image published in Cool, published by The Fan Museum, Greenwich

Date: 22 June 1911.

Occasion: Coronation of King George V, 23 June 1911.

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: (Marquess of Ailesbury) Uniform and Peer's Robe; (Mss of Ailesbury) Peeress's robes.

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Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Marquess of Ailesbury) L-R: The Distinguished Service Order; Queen's South Africa Medal, with 4 clasps 1899-1902.

Jewellery: (Mss of Ailesbury) -

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; garden stone parapet.

Evidence of photographer at work: Light visible in a top right corner.

No of poses: 3.

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Biog: Burke's Peerage; Who's Who.

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Orders, Decorations & Medals: (The Distinguished Service Order) A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, Spinks Standard Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals, London, 1990, p 49; (Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902) ibid, pp 112-13.

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