Madame Collection (page 8)

Vestris, Glover, Williams and Liston in comedy Paul Pry
Madame Vestris, Miss P Glover, Mr Williams and John Liston in the popular comedy by John Poole, Paul Pry, which premiered at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1825. circa 1825

Madame Vestris as Don Giovanni
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (1797-1856), English actress and opera singer, as Don Giovanni. circa 1820

Lady Clifton of Rathmore by Madame Yevonde
Lady Clifton of Rathmore, formerly Miss Nancy Glen Kidston, daughter of the late Captain Glen Kidston. She married Lord Clifton in 1923

The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour, wife of Lieut.-Col. Francis Cecil Balfour, M.C. formerly Miss Phyllis Goschen, elder daughter of the second Viscount Goschen. Date: 1927

Society on the beach at Biarritz
Group of well-known socialites on the beach at fashionable Biarritz. From left, Madame Paul Dubonnet (Jean Nash), frequently referred to as the most stylish woman in Europe

M. and Mme. Dubonnet at the Miramar beach, Biarritz
Madame Paul Dubonnet, formerly Mrs Jean Nash, regularly declared the best-dressed woman in Europe, on the beach at Biarritz while her husband, of the drinks dynasty, sunbathes nearby. 1932

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

Viscountess Maidstone by Madame Yevonde
Viscountess Maidstone, formerly Margaretta Armstrong Drexel (1885-1952) of the American banking dynasty. Married Lieutentant-Colonel Viscount Maidstone in 1910 and had three children, the Hon

Lady Davson (Miss Margot Glyn) by Madame Yevonde
Lady Davson, formerly Miss Margot Glyn, elder daughter of Elinor Glyn the well-known novelist. She married Sir Edward Davson in 1921 and had a son, Geoffrey, born in 1922

Lady Dudley Gordon by Madame Yevonde
Lady Dudley Gordon, wife of Lieut.-Colonel Lord Dudley Gordon, second son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. She was the daughter of the late Mr George James Drummond and married in 1907

Muriel Harris by Madame Yevonde
Muriel Harris, author of The Black Bag, a story published in The Bystander and winner of a 1000 prize offered by Jonathan Cape and Harper Bros. in their competition for a first novel

Viscountess Moore by Madame Yevonde
Viscountess Moore, wife of the Earl of Droghedas only son, who, before her marriage was Joan Carr the well-known radio star

Sketch cover - Lady Milbanke by Madame Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Milbanke, a la Marie Stuart due to her peaked Tudor style hat. Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW

Marchioness of Cambridge by Madame Yevonde
The Marchioness of Cambridge, wife of the second Marquess, who was a nephew of Queen Mary. She was formerly Miss Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings and married Lord Cambridge in 1923

The Hon. Pamela Dillon by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Pamela Dillon, only daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Dillon photographed by Madame Yevonde at the time of her engagement to Viscount Cranley of the Life Guards. Date: 1936

Sketch cover - five views of Chatelaine of Naworth, Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring an unusual portrait of the Countess of Carlisle, formerly the Hon. Bridget Hore-Ruthven

Rosamond Broughton with Miss Gibbs by Madame Yevonde
Miss Rosamond Broughton, debutante daughter of Sir Delves and Lady Broughton, pictured with her young, Siamese gibbon, Miss Gibbs, who is clinging on to her shoulder in the most affectionate manner

The Earl & Countess of Shrewsbury & Talbot wedding, Yevonde
Marriage of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot to Miss Nadine Crofton-Atkins, younger daughter of Brigadier-General and Mrs C. R. Crofton-Atkins of Trobridge, Crediton, Devon

Jeni Le Gon by Madame Yevonde
Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, American dancer, dance instructor, and actress

Lady Tweedsmuir and daughter Joanna by Madame Yevonde
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC (nÚÑáThomson; 25 January 1915 11 March 1978), Unionist and Conservative politician and wife of Johnnie Buchan

Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936), later Lady Alington, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury. Pictured in part colour by Madame Yevonde in August 1923

The Bystander - The Sultana of Johore by Yevonde
The Sultana of Johore, wife of H.H. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, photographed by Madame Yevonde contemplated a wicker bird cage on the front cover of The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931

Mrs Benedict Birkbeck by Madame Yevonde
Mrs Benedict Birkbeck, formerly Jacqueline Harriet Alexander (1892-1955) photographed at the time she was leaving for Africa where, according to The Tatler

Daphne Strutt and Vida Cuthbert by Madame Yevonde
Double portrait of the Hon. Daphne Strutt (1911-2003), later Daphne, Lady Acton, together with her step-sister, Vida Cuthbert, later Vida Schreiber (circa 1910-2003)

Lady Mary Scott by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott (1904-1984) by Madame Yevonde. She was the fourth daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleugh and 9th Duke of Queensberry. She married Lord Burghley in 1929

Mrs J. A. Davison by Madame Yevonde
Mrs J. A. Davison, wife of Captain J. A. Davison M.C. the Rifle Brigade and the second daughter of the Hon. Sir Gervase and Lady Beckett. Date: 1926

Sketch cover - Lady Burghley by Madame Yevonde
Mary Theresa (nÚÑáMontagu-Douglas-Scott), Lady Burghley (1904-1984), First wife of 16th Baron of Burghley (later 6th Marquess of Exeter)

Lady Diana Gibb by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana Gibb (1902-1955), youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lovelace, and wife of Alastair Monteith Gibb (div. 1940)

Princess von Bismarck by Madame Yevonde
Princess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Ann-Marie Tengbom, wife of the Second Secretary of the German Embassy in London (also grandson of the Iron Chancellor) who she married in 1928

Sketch cover, Princesse de Chimay and spaniel Madame Yevonde
Princess Mary Brenda de Chimay (nÚÑáHamilton) (1897-1985), Wife of Prince Alphonse de Chimay; daughter of Lord Ernest Hamilton pictured with her cocker spaniel. Date: 1931

A Wonderful Performance of Madama Butterfly
Scenes from a 1915 production of Madame Butterfly at the London Opera House, with the great Japanese prima donna Tamaki Miura in the title role. Date: 1915

A New Butterfly - Madame Tamaki Miura
Madame Tamaki Miura (1884-1946), Japanese opera singer, whose most famous part was in Puccinis Madame Butterfly. Pictured in The Tatler magazine in June 1915 at the time she was appearing in the role

Madame Yevonde portraits of various young women - sisters, twins and cousins, three storeys of beauty. Mollie and Maimie Paget (twin sisters) with their cousin Anne Paget between them (top), Myrtle

Lady Dunn and her daughter, Anne by Madame Yevonde
Irene Clarice Richards, the former wife of Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry and second wife of Sir James Dunn, wealthy Canadian financier who he married in 1926

The Marquise de Casa Maury (Paula Gellibrand) by Yevonde
Paula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, photographed by Madame Yevonde. 1928

Music cover, Crocuses and Snowdrops, sung by Madame Sainton Dolby, written by Jane Rutland, composed by Rachel Evans. mid-19th century

Madame Trebelli, Her Majestys Theatre, London
Advert for Elliott and Fry, photographers -- Madame Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (Zelia Gilbert, 1836-1892), French opera singer, Her Majestys Theatre, London, J H Mapleson, Lessee and Manager. 1880

Madame Pertoldi, Royal Alhambra Theatre, London
Advert for Elliott and Fry, photographers -- Madame Pertoldi, Royal Alhambra Theatre, London, Charles Morton, Manager. 1880

Madame Albani, Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, London
Advert for Elliott and Fry, photographers -- Madame Albani (Dame Emma Albani, 1847-1930), operatic soprano at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, London, Ernest Gye, Lessee and Manager. 1880

Advert, King Edward I in Madame Tussauds Waxworks. 1880

Francoise de Graffigny, French novelist
Francoise de Graffigny (born d Issembourg Du Buisson d Happoncourt, 1695-1758), French novelist, playwright and salon hostess. 18th century

Clare Sheridan by Madame Yevonde
Clare Sheridan (born as Clare Consuelo Frewen; also known as Clare Consuelo Sheridan) (9 September 1885 - 31 May 1970), English sculptress, traveller and writer. Date: 1927

John Tussaud in studio 1905 John Tussaud in his studio 1905
John Tussaud at work in his modelling studio. Date: 1905

Madame Parsons and her Seven Daughters, the Little Lancashire Lasses, a family of performers. (There was also Papa Parsons and Boys.) Date: circa 1910s

Diana C. Bulteel was born in 1918 at Steyning, Sussex, England. She is the daughter of Walter Gordon Bulteel and Ada Constance Gaunt. 1939

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