Friday at last! This week has been a slow one.This week it is my pleasure to introduce the gloriously beautiful, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough.
This portrait by Giovanni Boldini is a favorite of mine. It seems to combine the sometimes incongruous qualities of whimsy and elegance. She is painted here with her youngest son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill.
Sadly, her marriage to Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough didn't last and they divorced in 1921. Rest assured she didn't spend her days shut up in a convent.
Here's to a restful weekend!
2 comments:
She is FANTASTIC. I love this painting. I want a wall of royalty prints, that's what I want. :)
She is incredibly beautiful and elegant!! I couldn't be elegant if I tried.
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