The Hon. Alexander George Agar-Robartes (1895-1930)
Speaight Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1900 (circa)
Materials
Place of origin
Regent Street
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890239
Summary
A head and shoulders studio photograph of the Hon. Alexander Agar-Robartes, 1895-1930, wearing a pale jacket over shirt with wide lace collar. c.1900 Signed 'Alexander' . See also 882221 and 882225. Shown as a circle. Contained in a large leather folding frame containing nine photographs of the Agar-Robartes family, the pale leather decorated with gilt flowers and gilt floral edging. The photographs have been sealed into the frame with screws.
Provenance
Acquired during transfer of Lanhydrock to the National Trust. The Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued tolive there with his two sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The Hon. Victor Agar-Robartesd, later 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, never lived at Lanhydrock after his marriage.
Makers and roles
Speaight Ltd, photographer