Fay Compton
13 of 41 portraits of Fay Compton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Fay Compton
by Howard Instead
bromide print, 1919
8 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (209 mm x 160 mm) overall
Purchased, 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax132843
Sitterback to top
- Fay Compton (née Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie) (1894-1978), Actress and singer. Sitter in 41 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Howard Instead (active 1918-1935), Photographer. Artist or producer of 62 portraits.
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