(Mary) Margaret Elizabeth Petty-Fitzmaurice, later Lady (Mary) Margaret Elizabeth Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, The Lady Margaret Myddelton (1910 - 2003)
Glyn Warren Philpot RA (Clapham 1884 – Chelsea 1937)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1931
Materials
Measurements
1115 x 925 x 105 mm
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171840
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, (Mary) Margaret Elizabeth Petty-Fitzmaurice, later Lady (Mary) Margaret Elizabeth Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, The Lady Margaret Myddelton (1910–2003) by Glyn Warren Philpot RA (1884–1937), signed bottom right. 1931. A three-quarter length portrait, seated, turned to the left. Short brown hair, grey-blue eyes, wearing a white dress embellished with pink flowers with a blue shawl, and diamond and sapphire jewellery. Commissioned by Lady Margaret's step-father, John Jacob Astor V, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, (1886–1971) to mark her 21st birthday.
Provenance
Commissioned by John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971) in 1931 and gifted at that time to his step-daughter, the sitter The Lady Margaret Myddelton; gifted to her daughter Fiona Violet, Lady Aird c.2001; generously donated to the National Trust by Lady Aird in 2021.
Makers and roles
Glyn Warren Philpot RA (Clapham 1884 – Chelsea 1937) , artist