Edith Helen Chaplin, Marchioness of Londonderry (1878-1959) (after Philip Alexius de László)
Moussa Ayoub (c.1873 - 1955)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1937
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
851 x 546 mm (33 1/2 x 21 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219963
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edith Helen Chaplin, Marchioness of Londonderry (1878 - 1959) by Moussa Ayoub (c.1873 - 1955), after the original by Philip Alexius de László de Lombos (Budapest 1869 - London 1937) in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, circa 1937. A half-length portrait of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, in her uniform as head of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, later known as the Women's Legion, which she founded during the First World War, and for which she was made a DBE.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Marks and inscriptions
Marchioness of Londonderry, DBE Military Division 1917 Founder and President Womens Legion, Director-General Military Sections 1915/1918 First World War/From the original painting by Philip de Laszlo, presented to the Imperial War Museum/.
Makers and roles
Moussa Ayoub (c.1873 - 1955), artist after Philip Alexius de László (Budapest 1869 – 1937) , artist