Hilda Ethelfreda Harpur Crewe (1877-1949)
Vivian Cromer
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1878
Materials
paper, glass, gouache & wood
Place of origin
Calke Abbey
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286802
Summary
Pastel on paper, Hilda Ethelfreda Harpur Crewe (1877-1949) by Vivian Cromer (fl.1878). Portrait of a child shown full face, bust length, signed 'Vivian Cromer, 1878'. The child has a round face, short fair hair and a white lacy dress worn off the shoulders. A black shaded ground is used behind the head. In an oval mount in a rectangular gilt frame with moulded edges. Inscribed on the back, 'Hilda E.H. Crewe/Aged 10 months/Taken at Home/Sept. 1878 by Cromer/[and] given to I. Crewe by her mother the lady Adderley'.
Marks and inscriptions
Vivian Cromer, 1878 (signed)
Makers and roles
Vivian Cromer, artist