An Original Watercolour Painting
by
Louisa Lady de Rothschild
(1821-1910).
The painting is 6 5/8" x 4 3/4" and under glass within a frame 8 3/8" x 6 1/2".
There is some minor damage to the front gilded corners of the frame
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Upon the death of Louisa Lady de Rothschild, the painting was given to
George William Erskine Russell as a keepsake of her. (detail to verso)
Painted by Louisa Lady de Rothschild
and given to GWER as a keepsake of her
Oct: 22- 1910
Lady Louisa (Montefiore) de Rothschild, daughter of Abraham Montefiore and his second wife, Henrietta (Rothschild, 1791–1866), married Anthony de Rothschild (1810–1876), son of Nathan Mayer (1777–1836) and Hannah (Barent Cohen) Rothschild in 1840.
**From old days her family had been on the friendliest terms with many members of the great house of Bedford. Lord Charles Russell (1807-1894) was a frequent visitor to Aston Clinton, and in his son, Mr George Russell, she found a link with those traditions of the past. He was her constant visitor in London, and carried on a most charming and original correspondence in prose and in verse with her when she was in the country.**
**Extracted from preface, (p21), "LADY DE ROTHSCHILD - Extracts From Her Notebooks-with- A Preface From Her Daughter- CONSTANCE BATTERSEA" pub. Arthur L Humphreys 1912
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*George William Erskine Russell was born in London in 1853, the youngest son of Lord Charles Russell, the sixth son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. He was educated at Harrow School and at University College, Oxford.
George William Erskine Russell (3 February 1853 – 17 March 1919) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire from 1880-1885 and for Biggleswade, Bedfordshire from 1892-1895.
He served in government as Parlimentary Secretary to the Local Goverment Board from 1883-1885, as Under- Secretary of State for India from 1892-1894 and Under- Secretary of State for the Home Departmentfrom 1894-1895.
He was also an Alderman on London County Council from 1889-1895. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1907, and held the honorary degree of LLD from St. Andrews University.*
* Source; Wikipedia
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