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Sitter: George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney (1857-1909).
Biog: Army officer and Conservative peer. Role: King Arthur of the Round Table. Date: 3 July 1897. Occasion: The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Location: Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, W. Descr: FL standing. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop with 'baronial fireplace'; studio Persian rug.
Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1.
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References: Biog: Burke's Peerage; The Complete Peerage; The Times, 30 December 1909, p 9b. Role: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 115 (National Portrait Gallery Archives); The Queen, 10 July 1897, p 76c. Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Photographer: The Daily Telegraph, 3 July 1897, p 9f; Black & White, 10 July 1897, p 38b. Reproduced: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 115, (National Portrait Gallery Archives).
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