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CARNARVON, LADY
Neg. No: (GP) 1954A
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 28-04-1899

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Sitter: Almina Countess of Carnarvon, later Mrs. Ian Onslow Dennistoun, née Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra Wombwell (d. 1969).

Almina Countess of Carnarvon, later Mrs. Ian Onslow Dennistoun, née Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra Wombwell (d. 1969).

Almina Countess of Carnarvon, later Mrs. Ian Onslow Dennistoun, née Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra Wombwell (d. 1969).

Biog: Daughter of Frederick Charles Wombwell, 4th son of Sir George Wombell, 3rd Bt.; m. 1stly (1895) George Edward Stanhope Molyneux, 5th Earl of Carnarvon; m. 2ndly (1923) Lt.-Col. Ian Onslow Dennistoun M.V.O.; led the expedition which discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen at Luxor (1923).

Date: 28 April 1899.

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Descr: HL.

Costume: Tulle around arms, in the manner of Cosway; hat.

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Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

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No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

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Biog: Burke's Peerage; The Times, 9 May 1969, p 12d.

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Reproduced: (version) The Ladies' Field, 24 January 1903, p 259.

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