Dulcibella Legh
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1885 - 1910
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
280 x 240 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499398
Summary
A portrait of Dulcibella Legh (1859-1960); watercolour on paper. Bust-length portrait of a woman with her head turned slightly right with dressed, curled hair. Wearing an evening gown with grey rouched low neckline; adorned with drop pearl earrings and matching necklace. Set in an oval frame.
Provenance
Lady Langford lived with Mrs Packer in her later years after they became friends when Mrs Packer managed a hotel for her. When Lady Langford died, she bequeathed some of her possessions to Mrs Packer. Mrs Packer gave the items to Lyme at various times but the information was not recorded properly at the time. Confirmed dates of arrival at Lyme are 1992, 1995 and 1999, but for some of the items, it is unclear which date they arrived.
Marks and inscriptions
Younger daughter / Ducibella Jane / (Sybil) / (hand-written on piece of card attached to back of frame)
Makers and roles
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966), artist