Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay, Lady Granby and Duchess of Rutland (1856-1937)
Category
Photographs
Date
1906
Materials
shagreen and photographic paper
Measurements
180 mm (H)130 mm (W)230 mm (H)160 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey (Accredited Museum)
NT 1246676
Summary
Photograph, Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay, Lady Granby and Duchess of Rutland (1856-1937). A photograph of Violet Rutland, signed and dated, Violet Rutland, 1906.
Full description
Photograph, Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay, Lady Granby and Duchess of Rutland (1856-1937). A photograph of Violet Rutland, signed and dated, Violet Rutland, 1906. Violet was married to the 8th Duke of Rutland. She was an accomplished artist and sculptress. Violet was a member of the Souls, a sophisticated set of young aristocrats and society debutantes who were drawn together by a shared interest in intellectual conversation and high-spirited wit in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Included in the group was Arthur Balfour MP, later Conservative Prime Minister. The Souls had a powerful impact on British culture and society
Marks and inscriptions
Violet Rutland / 1906 (signed and dated on front)