The Hon. Nancy Beatrice Borwick, Lady Croft (1884-1949)
Philip Alexius de László (Budapest 1869 – 1937)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1924 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
889 x 686 mm (35 x 27 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Croft Castle, Herefordshire
NT 537595
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Hon. Nancy Beatrice Borwick, Lady Croft (1884-1949) by Philip Alexius de László de Lombos (Budapest 1869 – London 1937), signed and dated, bottom left: de Laszlo 1924. A half-length portrait, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, brown hair, centre parting, jade green pendant earrings, necklace and bracelet, her left hand at her waist, wearing a white dress with ruffled collar beneath a dark gold coat.
Provenance
Commissioned by Sir Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (1881-1947); by descent until accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Michael Henry Glendower Page Croft, 2nd Baron Croft (1916-1997) and allocated to the National Trust for display at Croft Castle in 2004; previously on loan to the National Trust from circa 1960.
Credit line
Croft Castle, The Croft Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Philip Alexius de László (Budapest 1869 – 1937) , publisher