Lillie Langtry (stage name); Lady De Bathe by Lafayette 1911

DE BATHE, LADY
Neg. No: 7163A
Neg. Size: 12"X15"
Neg. Date: 27-10-1911

Sitter: Lillie Langtry (stage name); Lady De Bathe, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929).

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: 27 October 1911.

Occasion: -

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

Descr: FL reclining with book.

Costume: -

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Jewellery: -

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Louis XVI style bergère chair; Louis XV style giltwood canapé; Louis XV style giltwood footstool.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: Reflector screen visible to right of plate; Louis XVI style bergere chair and Louis XV style canapé joined by pencil work on the negative to create the effect of a chaise-longue.

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

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.