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GORDON, LADY
Neg. No: 2444A
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 25-05-1900

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Sitter: Lady Charlotte Gordon, née Davison ( ).

Lady Charlotte Gordon, née Davison

Lady Charlotte Gordon, née Davison

Biog: 2nd daughter of Joseph Davison, of Greencroft, co. Durham; m. (1894), as his 2nd wife, Gen. Sir T.E. Gordon, K.C.B. (1900).

Date: 25 May 1900.

Occasion: The Drawing Room, 25 May 1900: Lady Gordon presented her step-daughter,(1) Mrs. Innes Hopkins.

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

Descr: FL standing.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop x 2; painted column.

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 1902 ed., section: Knightage; Kelly's, 1929 ed. (see entry: 'Hopkins, Lt.-Col. Chas. Harrie Innes').

Occasion: The Times, 26 May 1900, p 10b.

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1. The Times refers to Lady Gordon as Mrs. Innes Hopkins' "mother".