Code: 2125
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Lady Katharine Agnes Blanche Carnegie, Viscountess Tredegar (British, 1867-1949)
Signed 'Katharine Tredegar' lower right
'' Rosa, a King Charles Spaniel ''
Oil on board
18 x 16 in (45 x 40 cm) framed approx
Provenance: Bardmony House, Perth
A very fine oil and watercolour portrait of a King Charles spaniel, painted by a talented and eccentric peer, with wonderful Aristocratic provenanceArtist Information:
Lady Katharine Agnes Blanche Carnegie was born at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Scotland in 1867, the daughter of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and Lady Susan Catherine Mary Murray, eldest daughter of Alexander, Earl of Dunmore
In 1890 Katharine married Courtenay Morgan, later 1st Viscount Tredegar. Family life in Wales did not suit Katharine and so she spent much of her time in London, mixing in artistic circles
Many literary and society figures have sung Katharine's praises in memoirs and diaries, including Aldous Huxley, Allan Pryce Jones, Cecil Roberts and Frances Steveson
Katharine was twice painted by Augustus John RA and also by the society artist Ambrose McEvoy - one John portrait is at the Carnegie family home of Kinnaird Castle, the other John and the McEvoy are at Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales, which is currently managed by the National Trust
Always an eccentric character, Katharine herself wrote and painted, with one published book 'The Crimson Ducks' which she also illustrated