Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston

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John Singer Sargent : Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, 1925

Grace Elvina Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston (born Grace Elvina Hinds , born April 14, 1879 in Decatur , Alabama , † May 27, 1958 in London ) was an American - British high society lady .

Life

John Singer Sargent: Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, 1925

Grace Elvina was the daughter of Joseph Monroe Hinds, US Ambassador to Brazil , and his wife Lucy Trillia. She attended the prestigious Miss Porter's School boarding school in Farmington , Connecticut . In 1897 Grace married the landowner and cultural attaché Alfred Hubert Duggan from Buenos Aires, only 18 years old . Their marriage resulted in two sons, Alfred Leo and Hubert , and their daughter Grace Lucille.

After the death of her husband († 1915), she moved with her children to England , where she quickly rose to become a high society lady in London society. There the wealthy widow met the British politician George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston , who separated in 1916 from his long-time partner and well-known writer Elinor Glyn . On January 2, 1917, both married in London, the marriage was not considered happy due to the childlessness. She had several extramarital affairs - including with Sir Oswald Mosley , husband of her stepdaughter Cynthia Blanche . In the early 1920s, the couple separated and she lived in the London townhouse until her death.

On January 2, 1922, as part of the New Year Honors for Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire appointed. She was honored for her humanitarian commitment in World War I, including for the British Red Cross and the Soldiers & Sailors Families Association.

Grace Curzon has been portrayed several times, including in 1916 by Philip Alexius de László and in 1925 by John Singer Sargent . This 129.22 by 92.39 cm oil painting is Sargent's last portrait in oil and was acquired by the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1936 .

In 1955 she published the memoirs Reminiscences with Hutchinson in London .

Awards

literature

  • David Gilmour: Curzon: Imperial Statesman. Farrar Straus Giroux, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-374-53024-2 , pp. 461-471 (Chapter: The Second Lady Curzon).

plant

  • Grace Elvina Trillia Hinds Curzon, Marchioness Curzon: Reminiscences. , London, Hutchinson, 1955. OCLC 1490215

Web links

Commons : Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Leonard Mosley: George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon. Encyclopædia Britannica , accessed January 25, 2016 .
  2. ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 32563 (Supplement), p. 10716 , December 31, 1921.
  3. ^ Grace Elvina Hinds (1877-1958), Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston by Philip Alexius de László owned by the National Trust, Kedleston Hall and Eastern Museum.
  4. ^ Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston owned by the Currier Museum of Art .
  5. ^ Currier Museum of Art: Currier Museum of Art. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; accessed on February 9, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Curzon, Grace, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curzon, Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston; Hinds, Grace; Duggan, Grace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-British high society lady
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Decatur, Alabama
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1958
Place of death London