Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston GBE
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949)
Category
Photographs
Date
1937
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
683 x 505 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522955
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver photograph in portrait format, depicting a full-length portrait of the Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston GBE. She wears a circlet or tiara and ermine edged robe and holds a small crown in her hand. The image is mounted on white paper which is itself mounted on heavy white card (both now discoloured). The card is damaged in several places. Markings: Recto: Handwritten in pencil immediately below the image: bottom left is the photographer's signature: "Hay Wrightson" and bottom right: "London". There is a small label bottom left corner printed in black with the number "107". Verso: Handwritten in black ink at the bottom of the mount: "No. 107, Hay Wrightson, FRSA, ARPS, 41 New Bond Street, London W1. There is also a label affixed at bottom left corner, printed in green and black with the following text: "Exhibited at the Exhibition of Camera Portraits 1937. Royal Institute Galleries London, Professional Photographers Association."
Makers and roles
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949), photographer and publisher