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

CARNARVON, COUNTESS

Neg. No: (GP) 2396

Neg. Size: 15"x12"

Neg. Date: [1900]

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

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

Biog: Daughter of Frederick Charles Wombell, 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: [1900].

Occasion: The Drawing Room, 11 May 1900.

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

Descr: TQL standing.

Costume: Court dress.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; painted column; wooden carved chair of curule form.

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

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No of poses: 1.

Copyright: V&A

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

Occasion: The Times, 12 May 1900, p 9c.

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Reproduced: (version) The Ladies' Field, 19 May 1900, p 413.

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