Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
(1892-1986), Actress and writer; wife of 1st Viscount Norwich; daughter of 8th Duke of RutlandSitter associated with 39 portraits
Socialite and actress (and Great Aunt of Prime Minister David Cameron), Lady Diana first became known as a member of 'The Coterie' set in London before the first World War. Following her marriage in 1919 to Alfred Duff Cooper (later Viscount Norwich), who was to serve as a minister in Churchill's War Cabinet, Lady Diana's reputation as a society hostess was confirmed. Her reputation as a beauty was cemented with Hoppé's decision to include her in the 1922, Book of Fair Women. As an actress, her most famous role was as the Madonna in Max Reinhardt's The Miracle, a role she played on Broadway in 1923 and was to play for three years on tour around Europe and in Britain.
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
pencil, 1906
NPG 5405
by Sir David Low
chalk, published 1927
NPG 4560
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the Madonna in 'The Miracle'
by Bertram Park
bromide print, 8 April 1931
NPG P140(37)
by Horst P. Horst
vintage bromide print, 1940
NPG P741
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1977
NPG P1223
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1977
NPG P1224
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as St Joan
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1906
NPG x6488
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x197285
Mary Howe (Curzon), Countess Howe; Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Christina Broom
half-plate glass negative, July 1912
NPG x166
'The Great Petticoat Lane Fair: Some Prominent Stallholders at the Albert Hall'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction tear sheet, 1915-1916
NPG Ax105838
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by E.O. Hoppé
modern bromide print, January 1916
NPG x45796
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, January 1916
NPG Ax132928
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the nun in 'The Miracle'
by Fred G. Curson
bromide print, circa 1923
NPG x22611
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
published by J. Millhoff & Co Ltd
bromide cigarette card, published circa 1930
NPG x196385
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1930
NPG x14164
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1930
NPG x40061
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1930
NPG x40062
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the Madonna in 'The Miracle'
by Bertram Park
half-plate glass negative, 8 April 1931
NPG x132043
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the Madonna in 'The Miracle'
by Bertram Park
half-plate glass negative, 8 April 1931
NPG x132044
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
vintage print, 1931
NPG x137954
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