Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
(1870-1941), Second wife of 5th Earl of Annesley; daughter of William Armitage MooreSitter in 48 portraits
Daughter of William Armitage Moore, Priscilla married her first cousin, Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley in 1892. He was a soldier and wealthy land-owner; he was also nearly forty years older than Priscilla. Together they had two daughters. Priscilla was considered one of the great beauties of the period and was a noted hostess at the family residence at Castlewellan in Northern Ireland. She was photographed a number of times by Bassano and appeared in his series Types of English Beauty.
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley as Queen Eleanor of Castile
by H. Walter Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1904
NPG x45398
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 13 August 1910
NPG x85550
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 13 August 1910
NPG x33013
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 13 August 1910
NPG x33014
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Harris & Ewing
vintage press print, 1922
NPG x138113
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 13 April 1926
NPG x36617
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1890
NPG x30633
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1891
NPG x96213
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1891
NPG x96215
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x7113
Lady Clare Annesley; Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x8323
Lady Clare Annesley; Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x8324
Lady Clare Annesley; Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x8325
Lady Clare Annesley; Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x8326
Lady Clare Annesley; Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1894
NPG x8327
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1895
NPG x95758
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1904
NPG x81451
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1904
NPG x81452
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1904
NPG x81453
Priscilla Cecilia (née Moore), Countess Annesley
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1904
NPG x81454
Related People
- Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley (husband)
- Lady Clare Annesley (daughter)
- Lady Constance Mary Malleson (Colette O'Niel) (daughter)
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