Portrait of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby (later Duchess of Rutland)

Ian Malpass-Scott — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:40:00 +0000

Violet Manners (1856-1937) was an artist, muse, and one of the great beauties of her time. She was a prominent member of The Souls, an elite social set devoted to intellectual and artistic pursuits. Violet was painted on several occasions by the American-born artist James Jebusa Shannon. one of the leading portraitists in London at the time This portrait is his most accomplished and fully captures Violet’s fascinating personality, drawing attention to her haunting beauty. Holding a sketchbook with her gaze fixed on Shannon, she appears to be portraying the artist in return. A glazed terracotta of the Virgin and Child frames her head, surrounded by a wreath of lemons,

Provenance: Purchased with funds provided by Barrie & Deedee Wigmore, 2025

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Sir James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923)
Date: 1896

Image Details
Date: 27 March 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of an Ashmolean Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.

Lady Marguerite Helen Nevill, Lady Hastings (1887-1975)

Ian Malpass-Scott — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:00:14 +0000

Lady Hastings was the daughter of Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny (1826-1915) and Caroline, daughter of Sir John Van-den-Bempde Johnstone, 2nd Bt., of Hackness Hall. She married Albert, 21st Baron Hastings (1882 – 1956) in 1907. Shannon was one of the foremost artists of the day. He arrived in England at the age of sixteen and came to be one of the most popular portrait painters of the day. He became a Royal Academician in 1909.

Provenance: accepted in lieu of tax by H.M.Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 2009

Marks & inscriptions: Signed, lower right: J.J Shannon Reverse, horizontal crossmember: The lady Marguerite Neville. R(:) of Henry 3rd marquess of Abergavenny – wife of Delaval 21 – Lord Hastings. Painted 1920 aged 32 by Joshua Shannon RA

Text from National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Sir James Jebusa Shannon RA (1862 – 1923)
Date: circa 1905

Image Details
Date: 29 September 2023
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/15s
ISO: 1250
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

Sir James Jebusa Shannon RA (1862 – 1923) – IMS Photography

Portrait of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby (later Duchess of Rutland)

Lady Marguerite Helen Nevill, Lady Hastings (1887-1975)