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Lady Ottoline Morrell

(1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell

Sitter associated with 600 portraits
Artist associated with 1716 portraits
Patron and society hostess. After travelling widely as a young woman, in 1902 Ottoline married Philip Morrell, a solicitor and later Liberal MP. She established herself as a literary and political hostess at their home in Bloomsbury and from 1915 at Garsington Manor, their home near Oxford. Her social gatherings provided a forum for intellectual interaction and opportunities for writers and artists to meet patrons. Visitors to Garsington included Lytton Strachey, Henry Lamb, Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Henry Lamb and Augustus John.

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Lady Ottoline Morrell; Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail, by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143746

Lady Ottoline Morrell; Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail

by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
NPG Ax143746

Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143751

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
NPG Ax143751

Ellora' (Lady Ottoline Morrell), by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143755

Ellora' (Lady Ottoline Morrell)

by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
NPG Ax143755

Father Douglas; Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143775

Father Douglas; Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
NPG Ax143775

Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143806

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, January-March 1935
NPG Ax143806

Visiting Hampton Court Palace, possibly by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143973

Visiting Hampton Court Palace

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax143973

Lady Ottoline Morrell, possibly by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax143990

Lady Ottoline Morrell

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax143990

'My birthday party', possibly by Philip Edward Morrell - NPG Ax144005

'My birthday party'

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 16 June 1936
NPG Ax144005

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