Mary 'May' Carolyn Campbell , née Cuyler, Lady Grey-Egerton, 1871 - 1958
Alice Hughes (1857-1939) [photographer] London
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
photographic paper, leather and textile
Measurements
348 mm (H)235 mm (W)145 mm (H)98 mm (W)
Place of origin
Gower Street
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246718
Summary
A studio portrait of May. Signed but not dated.
Full description
May sits in a relaxed pose, her head resting on her right hand, elbow bent. Her left arm rests on the arm of a chair which has been covered with foliage. She is wearing a tiara, an elaborate pearl necklace and diamond stars on her neck line. The sleeves of her dress are puffed, a stole is over her right shoulder and the bodice of her dress is silk. Signed: May Grey Egerton Mary Carolyn was the daughter of Major J Wayne Cuyler, born in New Jersey, she was an American heiress. May married Sir Phillip Grey-Egerton 12th Baronet (1864-1937) in 1893. Their wedding had extensive press coverage, featuring a list of jewels she received as gifts, including a diamond tiara. After her marriage 'she became a great bells in London society as she had been ' in the United States. She was divorced in 1906. Her twin sons , Philip and Raymond were killed in action in WW1. Her daughter, Cecily, died in 1981. May married Richard McCreery in 1907, they had a daughter, Isobel.
Marks and inscriptions
Alice Hughes / 52 Gower Street, London (printed on mount on front) May Grey Egerton written in ink, on the mounting at the bottom.
Makers and roles
Alice Hughes (1857-1939) [photographer] London, photographer