Sitter: Montagu William Lowry-Corry, 1st and last Baron Rowton (1838-1903). |
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Biog: Private Secretary to Benjamin Disraeli and philanthropist. Role: 'Archbishop of Canterbury in the Elizabethan Procession.' Date: 28 August 1897. Occasion: The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: TQL seated. Costume: - Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Jacobean style studio chair. Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1. 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; Burke's Peerage; The Complete Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 10 November 1903, p 14a. Role: (Archbishop of Canterbury, Elizabethan Procession) Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 72, (National Portrait Gallery Archives). See also The Daily Telegraph, 3 July 1897, p 10b; The Morning Post, 3 July 1897, p 7f; The Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 48c; Lady's Pictorial, 10 July 1897, p 70b; The Queen, 10 July 1897, p 76b; The Sketch, 14 July 1897, p 484b. (Archbishop Cramner) [ck Murphy] (Archbishop Farrer) The Westminster Gazette, 3 July 1897, p 5b; The Times, 3 July 1897, p 12a; (Archbishop Parker) The Times, 3 July 1897, p 12 b. (Archbishop) Vanity Fair, 8 July 1897, p 27b. Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984. Costume: Lady's Pictorial, 10 July 1897, p 70b. Costume Supplier: - Reproduced: (Version) Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 72, (National Portrait Gallery Archives); Additional Information: For illustration of Lord Rowton in costume at 'Lady Tweedmouth's Costume Dinner Party at Brook House' before the ball see The Illustrated London News, 10 July 1897, p 47. Acknowledgements: - |