Florence, Lady Delamere, neé Cole (1878-1914)

COLE, LADY FLORENCE Neg. No: GP (L) 1384 Neg. Size: 15"x12" Neg. Date: 03-07-1897 Sitter: Florence, Lady Delamere, neé Cole (1878-1914)

Biog: 4th daughter of 4th Earl of Enniskillen; m 1899 3rd Baron Delamere. Role: Hortense Beauharnais. Date: 3 July 1897. Occasion: Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Location: Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London W. Descr: FL standing. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop with landscape after Reynolds.⁽¹⁾ Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1. Copyright: V&A All images on this site are copyright V&A. For further information on using or requesting copies of any images please contact the V&A Picture Library: vaimages@vam.ac.uk including the URL of the relevant page Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989. References: Biog: Burke's Peerage. Role: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, (National Portrait Gallery Archives), p 281. Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Reproduced: Country Life, 11 September 1897, front page. 1. Backdrop after portrait of Elizabeth Catharine Rivett, Mrs. Carnac, by Sir Joshua Reynolds c. 1775. (The Wallace Collection). (J. Ingamells, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Pictures, London, 1985.)