Sitter: Mary (Caroline) Countess of Minto, née Grey (1858-1940). Biog: Daughter of Gen. Hon. Charles Grey; m. (1883) Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot, 4th Earl of Minto; philanthropist (founder of the Lady Minto Nursing Association). Date: 30 September 1905. Occasion: RE Earl of Minto's appointment as Viceroy of India, autumn 1905. Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: TQL, seated. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Orders, Decorations & Medals: - Furniture & Props: - Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 3. Copyright: V&A All
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using or requesting copies of any images References: Biog: Burke's Peerage; The Times, 18 July 1940, p 7f; Lady Minto, India, Minto, and Morley, 1905-1910, London [ck], 1934 [not seen]; (Earl of Minto) Dictionary of National Biography; The Times, 2 March 1914, p 7f Occasion: - Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Orders, Decorations & Medals: - Reproduced: (Versions) The Car, 3 April 1907, front page; The Court Journal, 5 March 1914, p 234; The Gentlewoman, 31 July 1920, p 169. Acknowledgements: -
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