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Lady Ottoline Morrell Collection, 1860-1965


110 Portraits in set

Twelve vellum-covered albums containing nearly 4,000 captioned snapshots with a similar number of loose prints, original negatives and formal studio portraits of herself and family. Morrell's own intimate snapshot portraits, taken over a thirty-year period, offer a unique insight into the leading literary and artistic figures of the early twentieth century who benefited from her generous support and hospitality.

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Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Baron Adolph de Meyer - NPG P1098

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Baron Adolph de Meyer
half-plate autochrome, circa 1907
NPG P1098

Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Baron Adolph de Meyer - NPG P1099

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Baron Adolph de Meyer
half-plate autochrome, circa 1907
NPG P1099

Frederick Joseph Morrell, by Hanns Hanfstaengl - NPG x144171

Frederick Joseph Morrell

by Hanns Hanfstaengl
albumen carte-de-visite cut as oval, 1860s
NPG x144171

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes - NPG x144168

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck

by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x144168

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, by Unknown photographer - NPG x144169

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck

by Unknown photographer
sepia-toned albumen print on card, early 1870s
NPG x144169

Sarah Bernhardt, by W. & D. Downey - NPG x144186

Sarah Bernhardt

by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x144186

William Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, by Joseph Brown, after  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x144132

William Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland

by Joseph Brown, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
stipple engraving, 1880s
NPG x144132

At Welbeck Abbey, by Unknown photographer - NPG x144172

At Welbeck Abbey

by Unknown photographer
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x144172

Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Unknown photographer - NPG x144133

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Unknown photographer
sepia-toned platinotype on card mount, 1889
NPG x144133

Lady Ottoline Morrell, by Numa Blanc (André François Numa Blanc de Labarthe) - NPG x144134

Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Numa Blanc (André François Numa Blanc de Labarthe)
sepia-toned albumen print on photographer's mount, circa 1889
NPG x144134

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, by Robert Slingsby, after  James Sant - NPG x144170

Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck

by Robert Slingsby, after James Sant
albumen cabinet card, circa 1889
NPG x144170

Unknown man, by Lizzie Caswall Smith - NPG x198163

Unknown man

by Lizzie Caswall Smith
platinum print on photographer's card mount, 1900s
NPG x198163