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Sitter: Hon. George Frederick Stanley, later Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir George Stanley (1872-1938). Biog: 6th son of 16th Earl of Derby; soldier, politician and colonial governor.
Role: Mars, Louis XVIth period. Date: 9 October 1897. Occasion: The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: Fl standing. Costume: "...cuirass, buff-coloured leather, panelled with white leather, embroidered with gold mountings and gold lion's head in centr; brown leather skirt and sleeves, panelled with white leather, and mounted with crimson tabs, scalloped and embroidered with gold; crimson silk mantle; large gold Grecian helmet adornes with a lion's head and large crimson feather crest; silk buff-colour creeches." (The Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 58a). Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; studio column.
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
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References: Biog: Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 2 July 1938, p 14b. Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984. Role & Costume: Truth, 8 July 1897, p 108b; The Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 58a & p 56 (line drawing). 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 104, (National Portrait Gallery Archives).
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