The Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Lady Langford (1863-1966)
Sybil Dulcibella Jane Legh (1859 - 1960)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1885 - 1910
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
320 x 280 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499398.2
Summary
Watercolour on paper (oval), The Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Lady Langford (1863-1966) by Sybil Dulcibella Jane Legh (1859-1960). A bust-length portrait of a woman with her head turned slightly left, with dressed brown hair on top of her head. Wearing a pearl necklace with clusters of pearls and a grey evening dress with puffed sleeves. 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
Eldest daughter. / Mabel Maud. / (Mob) / Lady Langford. / (hand-written on piece of card attached to back of frame)
Makers and roles
Sybil Dulcibella Jane Legh (1859 - 1960), artist