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Desborough Collection

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lord Desborough with remaining son, Ivo Grenfell

Lord Desborough with remaining son, Ivo Grenfell
William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough (1855-1945), pictured at his home, Taplow court near Maidenhead with his remaining son, the Hon. Ivo Grenfell, and his daughter, the Hon. Imogen Grenfell

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy

Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Background imageDesborough Collection: Edward VII House Party

Edward VII House Party
EDWARD VII At a weekend party at Taplow Court owned by Lord Desborough. The Kings mistress, Alice Keppel is standing behind him, right

Background imageDesborough Collection: Windy Landscape

Windy Landscape
Aquatint showing a broad, flat landscape on a windy day. Date: circa 1932

Background imageDesborough Collection: Clubland caricatures: the Bath celebrities 1921

Clubland caricatures: the Bath celebrities 1921
Caricatures of regular visitors to the Bath Club, London, including the Prince of Wales, Lord Desborough, Lord Wodehouse and F J Escombe

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Salmond (Monica Grenfell) by Madame Yevonde

Lady Salmond (Monica Grenfell) by Madame Yevonde
Lady Salmond, formerly Monica Grenfell, elder daughter of Lord and Lady Desborough, sister of Julian and Billy Grenfell who were both killed in the First World War

Background imageDesborough Collection: Monica Grenfell

Monica Grenfell
The Hon. Monica Grenfell, elder daughter of Lord and Lady Desborough. Sister to Julian and Billy Grenfell who were both killed during the First World War

Background imageDesborough Collection: Imogen Grenfell

Imogen Grenfell
Alexandra Imogen Clair Gage (nÚÑáGrenfell), Viscountess Gage (1905-1969), Daughter of 1st Baron Desborough and Ettie, Lady Desborough; wife of 6th Viscount Gage

Background imageDesborough Collection: Prince Albert - his tutor Mr Hansell - Lord Desborough

Prince Albert - his tutor Mr Hansell - Lord Desborough
Prince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) - his tutor Mr H. P. Hansell - William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough (1855-1945)

Background imageDesborough Collection: Imogen Grenfell

Imogen Grenfell
Alexandra Imogen Clair Gage (n饠 Grenfell), Viscountess Gage (1905-1969), Daughter of 1st Baron Desborough and Ettie, Lady Desborough; wife of 6th Viscount Gage. Date: 1925

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Desborough with her grandchildren

Lady Desborough with her grandchildren
Ettie, Lady Desborough pictured with her grandchildren, Julian and Rosemary Salmond. Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952)

Background imageDesborough Collection: Ettie, Lady Desborough

Ettie, Lady Desborough
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Alington presented with swimming prize, Bath Club

Lady Alington presented with swimming prize, Bath Club
Lord Desborough presenting Lady Alington (the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper) with a gold medal as winner of the Ladies Challenge Shield at the exclusive Bath Club in London in 1933. Date: 1933

Background imageDesborough Collection: Dorothy Raymond and George Saunders and Paula Desborough

Dorothy Raymond and George Saunders and Paula Desborough
Current dancers: Dorothy Raymond and George Saunders (exhibition dancers at the Waldorf Hotel) and Paula Desborough (teacher with the army of occupation on the Rhine now teaching at Princes)

Background imageDesborough Collection: Ettie, Lady Desborough in fancy dress costume

Ettie, Lady Desborough in fancy dress costume
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron DesboroughEttie, Lady Desborough

Background imageDesborough Collection: The Hon. Monica Grenfell by Madame Yevonde

The Hon. Monica Grenfell by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Monica Grenfell, elder daughter of Lord and Lady Desborough. Sister to Julian and Billy Grenfell who were both killed during the First World War. Date: 1924

Background imageDesborough Collection: John Desborough

John Desborough
JOHN DESBOROUGH (variously spelt as Disbrowe etc) English parliamentary general, depicted on horseback with ships in the background. Date: 1608 - 1680

Background imageDesborough Collection: Tatler cover - Lady Desboroughs Masque

Tatler cover - Lady Desboroughs Masque
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on a fancy dress masque organised by Ettie, Lady Desborough at Taplow Court. Photograph features Rosemary Levenson-Gower, daughter of Millicent

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Massereene & Patrick Shaw Stewart- costume masque

Lady Massereene & Patrick Shaw Stewart- costume masque
Lady Massereene, formerly Jean Barbara Ainsworth, pictured in costume with Patrick Shaw Stewart at a masque arranged by Lord and Lady Desborough at their home, Taplow Court, in January 1912

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lady Desborough & Billy Grenfell - costume masque

Lady Desborough & Billy Grenfell - costume masque
Ettie, Lady Desborough, pictured in costume at a masque she and Lord Desborough held at their home, Taplow Court in January 1912

Background imageDesborough Collection: Bystander cover - Lady Desborough

Bystander cover - Lady Desborough
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (nÚÑáFane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron DesboroughEttie, Lady Desborough

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lord Desborough and youngest son, Ivo

Lord Desborough and youngest son, Ivo
William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough driving himself to the traditional Eton Harrow cricket match in July 1914, accompanied by his youngest son, Ivo. Date: 1914

Background imageDesborough Collection: Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914

Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914
Scenes at the Royal Horse Show in June 1914, when two suffragettes made an attempt to appeal to the King. Larger picture shows Princess Mary, Lady Desborough, King George V, Queen Mary

Background imageDesborough Collection: The Deputation to Col Seeley headed by Lord Desborough

The Deputation to Col Seeley headed by Lord Desborough
The Deputation to Col Seeley, headed by Lord Desborough, which presented the Government with a 50hp Gnome-Ble

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lord and Lady Desborough at the London aerodrome

Lord and Lady Desborough at the London aerodrome dedicating a Ble

Background imageDesborough Collection: Lord Desborough

Lord Desborough
William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough Sportsman


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