MARLBOROUGH, CONSUELO DUCHESS OF Neg. No: 2117b Neg. Size: 15"x12" Neg. Date: 01-07-1899 Sitter: Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, later Mrs. Jacques Balsan, née Vanderbilt (d.1964).

Biog: Daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt, of New York, railway magnate; m. 1stly (1895) Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough; div. (1921); m. 2ndly (1921) Lt.-Col. Jacques Balsan. Date: 1 July 1899. Occasion: - Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London. Descr: FL standing. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Jacobean style carved armchair. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 2. mar2118.html 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: Burkes' Peerage; Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, The Glitter and the Gold, Maidstone, 1973. Occasion: - Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Reproduced: - Additional Information: - Acknowledgements: -