Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell
(1857-1911), Art critic, journalist and socialiteSitter in 3 portraits
Gertrude Elizabeth Campbell was a journalist, art critic, socialite and keen sportswoman. She separated from her husband Colin, Lord Campbell after a notorious court case in 1886 in which he accused her of adultery with four co-respondents. After her husband's death in 1895, she re-established her standing in society as art critic of The World and the Art Journal and editor of the Ladies Field which reflected her interests in both art and sport.
Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell
by Giovanni Boldini
oil on canvas, 1894
On display in Room 24 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1630
Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax16174
Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell
by James Russell & Sons
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 6 September 1893
NPG x136528
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