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Portrait head study of Lady Ethel Maud Warrender (née Ashley-Cooper)
Portrait head study of Lady Ethel Maud Warrender (née Ashley-Cooper)

Portrait head study of Lady Ethel Maud Warrender (née Ashley-Cooper)

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Object Details

Title:
Portrait head study of Lady Ethel Maud Warrender (née Ashley-Cooper)
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Sanguine on paper
Dimensions
18 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [bottom left in black ink]: Lady Maude WarrenderLady Warrender's headdress is likely part of a costume. It has been documented that she often performed “theatricals” at the great aristocratic house parties for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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