Sybil Rachel Betty (née Sassoon), Marchioness of Cholmondeley
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Sybil Rachel Betty (née Sassoon), Marchioness of Cholmondeley
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, late 1920s
9 5/8 in. x 6 5/8 in. (245 mm x 169 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
Photographs Collection
NPG x40054
Sitterback to top
- Sybil Rachel Betty (née Sassoon), Marchioness of Cholmondeley (1894-1989), Superintendent of the Women's Royal Naval Service; wife of 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley; daughter of Sir Edward Sassoon. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Norfolk (garden, sitter's home, Houghton Hall, Norfolk)
Events of 1927back to top
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