Sitter: Lillie Langtry (stage name); Lady De Bathe, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929). |
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Biog: Actress-Manager; only daughter of Very Rev. W.C. Le Breton, Dean of Jersey; m. 1stly (1874) Edward Langtry (d. 1897), [div. 1897, Lakeport, California]; m. 2ndly (1899) Sir Hugo Gerald De Bathe, 5th Bart. Role: - Date: 20 March 1908. Occasion: - Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London. Descr: FL standing. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Louis XVI-style bergère chair; studio Persian rug. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: Edge of backdrop, visible to right of plate. No of poses: 6
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on using or requesting copies of any images References: Biog: Burkes' Peerage; P. Hartnoll (ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Theatre, 4th ed., London, 1983; Lillie Langtry (Lady De Bathe), The Days That I Knew, London, DATE; Ernest Dudley, The Gilded Lily, London, 1958. Role: - Occasion: - Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Props: - Reproduced: - Acknowledgements: (Props) Lark Mason Jnr., Sotheby's, New York.
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