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Gelatin silver print
Miss Adèle Stuart costumed as "The Duchess of Richmond," Quebec, Quebec, 1927
Photographer
Inconnu / Unknown
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsOn back, handwritten, t. : Miss Adèle Stuart as Lady Frances Stuart / at the historical ball given in the Parlament [sic] / Building [...] by Lord + Lady Bessborough.
Date
1927
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions19.2 × 14.2 cm
Origin
Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberM976.4.42
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Adele Stuart
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
The Duchess of Richmond
Adele Stuart of Quebec City portrayed Frances Stuart, remembered as a romantic figure of the 1660s, who, as a lady-in-waiting to the wife of Charles II, refused to become his mistress. While he plotted to divorce in order to marry her, she eloped with the Duke of Richmond. Adele Stuart’s costume was made from an 1890s dress that she had extensively remodelled.
The Duchess of Richmond
Adele Stuart of Quebec City portrayed Frances Stuart, remembered as a romantic figure of the 1660s, who, as a lady-in-waiting to the wife of Charles II, refused to become his mistress. While he plotted to divorce in order to marry her, she eloped with the Duke of Richmond. Adele Stuart’s costume was made from an 1890s dress that she had extensively remodelled.
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