Live Auction 14311Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Maritime Art, Sporting & Wildlife Art
George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
Lot 38

George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)

Portrait of Marcelle Azra Hincks, Countess Morphy, wearing a Spanish mantilla

Closed22 March 2017

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GBP 8,125

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George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
Portrait of Marcelle Azra Hincks, Countess Morphy, wearing a Spanish mantilla
signed and dated 'G. S. Watson/1924' (lower left) and inscribed 'Mrs Marcelle du Cros' (on a partial exhibition label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 ¾ x 28 in. (90.8 x 71.2 cm.)

Specialist note

Countess Morphy was the nom de plume adopted by the food writer, dance critic and cookery demonstrator Marcelle Azra Hincks (c. 1874-1938), also known as Marcelle de Cros after her stepfather Alfred de Cros