Countess Cadogan at the Devonshire House Ball 1897, by Lafayette

Sitter: Beatrix Jane, Countess Cadogan (1844-1907), née Craven.

Beatrix Jane, Countess Cadogan (1844-1907), née Craven

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Biog: 4th daughter of 2nd Earl of Craven; m (1865) 5th Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1895-1902.

Role: Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia.⁽¹⁾

Date: 22 July 1897.

Occasion: The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897.

Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W, or the sitter's London residence, Chelsea House, Cadogan Place.

Descr: TQL standing.

Costume: "...a black velvet gown, the full skirt showing a panel of white satin, studded with pearls and diamonds (worked at Lady Duncannon's school); the bodice was plain with large puffed sleeves and ruffles of lace, and a large Vandyke lace collar; two rows of pearls encircled the waist, the collar and sleeves were outlined with them, and other rows were festooned across the bodice." (The Morning Post, 3 July 1897, p 7g)⁽²⁾

Jewellery: Pearl necklace and bracelets; pearls and diamonds in the hair.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.

Evidence of photographer at work:

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

^References:

^{Biog:
Burke's Peerage; The Times, 11 February 1907, p 10
& 12 February 1907, p 11.}

^{Occasion:
Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984.}

^{Role
and Costume: (Role only) St. James's Gazette,
3 July 1897, p 9a; (Costume - all identical) The
Morning Post, 3 July 1897, p 7g; The Standard, 3 July
1897, p 4c; The Times, 3 July 1897, p 12c; The
Queen, 10 July 1897, p 76b; (drawing) Lady's Pictorial,
10 July 1897, p 50c.}

^{Jewellery:
The Morning Post, 3 July 1897, p 7g; The Standard,
3 July 1897, p 4c; The Times, 3 July 1897, p 12c; The
Queen, 10 July 1897, p 76b.}

^{Reproduced:
Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits
in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 275,
(National Portrait Gallery Archives).}

^{1.
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662); eldest daughter of
King James I of England; m (1613) King Frederick I of Bohemia (also
Frederick V, Elector Palatine). Queen Elizabeth bequeathed her collection
of papers and portraits to her most faithful English supporter, William,
Earl of Craven (1606-1697), (of the first creation), and these passed
through inheritance to the sitter's father, William, 2nd Earl of Craven
(1809-1866) (of the second creation). The sitter's ancestral home was
Combe Abbey, where the collection of portraits was housed and where Elizabeth
of Bohemia also spent much of her childhood.}

^{2.
For the costume source, i.e. the painting by Honthorst, see The
Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 58b, which refers to 'a painting
in Lord Craven's collection'. See also Gerard Honthorst, Prince Frederick
Hendrik and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, (c 1637), No. 104,
Mauritshuis Museum, Netherlands (R. van Luttervelt, The Rijksmuseum
and Other Dutch Museums, London, 1967, p 144).}