Fay Compton (possibly as Crawford in This Woman Business by Benn W. Levy)
Painting
1927 (painted)
1927 (painted)
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Oil portrait of Fay Compton, full length, seated, three-quarter view, her body facing the viewer's left, her head turned to face the viewer. Dark background. She is dressed for riding and wears a dark grey jacket, a white shirt with a pale apricot-coloured tie, jodhpurs and tan riding boots. A dog rests its head on her knees. She holds a riding crop and gloves in her left hand.
Object details
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| Title | Fay Compton (possibly as Crawford in <i>This Woman Business</i> by Benn W. Levy) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Fay Compton, possibly as Crawford in This Woman Business by Benn W. Levy" by John Bulloch Souter, 1927 |
| Physical description | Oil portrait of Fay Compton, full length, seated, three-quarter view, her body facing the viewer's left, her head turned to face the viewer. Dark background. She is dressed for riding and wears a dark grey jacket, a white shirt with a pale apricot-coloured tie, jodhpurs and tan riding boots. A dog rests its head on her knees. She holds a riding crop and gloves in her left hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Presented to the British Theatre Museum Association by Anthony Pelissier in June 1970. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | 1970/A/87 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.817-1991 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2003 |
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