Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquis of Ripon (1852-1923) & (Constance) Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon (d. 1917) when Earl and Countess de Grey, chauffeur, butler (?), French Bull Terrier.

DE GREY, LADY
Neg. No: (GP) 4715A
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: -04-1905

Sitters: Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquis of Ripon (1852-1923) & (Constance) Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon (d. 1917) when Earl and Countess de Grey, chauffeur, butler (?), French Bull Terrier.

(Constance) Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon (d. 1917) when Countess de Grey.

Image published in:
Samochody Wytwornego Towarzystwa – Miodowe Lata Automobili 1902-1905
Automobiles of English High Society – The Honeymoon Years 1902-1905

Biog: -

Date: April 1905.

Occasion: Sitting for The Car Illustrated magazine.

Location: Coombe Court, Kingston Hill, Surrey.

Descr: Full length, exterior, with 6 cylinder, 5 litre, Napier motor car, coach work by Muhlbacher et Fils of Paris.

Costume: -

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

No of poses: 3.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: (Lord Ripon): Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 24 September 1923, p 15d. (Lady Ripon): Burke's Peerage; The Times, 29 October 1917, p 10e & 1 November, p 9e.

Occasion: -

Location: Charles Neelson Gattey.

Costume: -

Motor Car: (Muhlbacher) see makers plate; (Napier) see below.

Reproduced: (versions) The Car Illustrated, 26 April 1905, frontispiece; The Bystander, 3 May 1905, p 209.

Acknowledgements: Clive Devereaux; Charles Neelson Gattey.