MARY,
QUEEN Sitter: Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Duchess of York.
Biog: Consort of King George V. Date: copy of an original negative dated August/September 1897. Occasion: - Location: Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Descr: HL standing. Costume: - Jewellery: - Furniture and Props: - Photographer: James Stack Lauder (1853-1923), trading as 'J. Lafayette'.Evidence of the studio at work: Top of sleeve altered by retouching. No of negatives: 4 Note: Other images from this series were used in a display album at the studio, indicating that copies could be ordered by the public. 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: Dictionary of National Biography; Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol 1, pp 185 & 309. Occasion: - Costume: - Jewellery: - Photog: The Irish Times, 24 August, 1897 p 11f; Copyright Records, Public Record Office, Kew, COPY 1/432, 6 October 1897, (3 poses registered). Reproduced: (original) Sarah Tytler, The Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, London, c. 1901, Vol III, opp. p 226; Alison Gernsehim, Fashion and Reality, London 1963, pl. 184; (version) The Lady, 16 September 1897, frontispiece. |
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