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Margherita Scott-Ellis, Lady Howard de Walden (1890-1974)
JOHN, Augustus (1878-1961)
Lord and Lady Howard de Walden lived at Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, from 1912. He was a passionate antiquarian, deeply interested in Wales and its language and a collector of modern art. Augustus John was first invited to Chirk in 1912 to paint Margherita's portrait. Although she attended many sittings, the end result was in her words 'a horrible picture which, after a while, he simply painted over'. John seems to have exhibited this canvas in 1917, and then to have heavily reworked it, probably in 1922.
Image: © Estate of Augustus John. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 4924
Creation/Production
JOHN, Augustus
Date: 1912-1922
Acquisition
Purchase, 11/9/1972
Measurements
Height
(cm): 122.3
Width
(cm): 91.4
Height
(in): 48
Width
(in): 36
h(cm) frame:135
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:105
w(cm)
h(in) frame:35 1/8
h(in)
w(in) frame:41 1/4
w(in)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Currently on loan
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