Martita Hunt as Countess Aurelia in The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux
Painting
1951 (painted)
1951 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Oil portrait of Martita Hunt as Countess Aurelia, head and shoulders, three-quarter view, looking to viewer's right. Dark green background. She wears a hat decorated in pink and white. Around her neck are strings of pearls which she holds in her left hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Martita Hunt as Countess Aurelia in <i>The Madwoman of Chaillot</i> by Jean Giraudoux (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting of Martita Hunt as Countess Aurelia, the Madwoman of Chaillot in The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, painted by Elizabeth Montgomery, possibly 1951 |
| Physical description | Oil portrait of Martita Hunt as Countess Aurelia, head and shoulders, three-quarter view, looking to viewer's right. Dark green background. She wears a hat decorated in pink and white. Around her neck are strings of pearls which she holds in her left hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Catherine Hunt, Martita Hunt's sister, in July 1969. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | <i>The Madwoman of Chaillot</i> |
| 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 | 1969/A/70 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.93-1986 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2003 |
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