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Picture No |
10643614 |
Date |
1939 |
Description |
Lady Broughton and Mr Winks by Madame Yevonde |
Details |
Lady Broughton (1894 - 1968), the first wife of Sir Jock Delves Broughton with her squirrel monkey, Mr. Winks, whom she brought from British Guiana in 1938. Previously Miss Vera Griffith-Boscawen, she married Jock in 1913 and divorced him in 1940 (he would go on to marry Diana Caldwell and stand trial for the murder of her lover, Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll in Kenya). Vera travelled widely in South East Asia and was known as a big game hunter and fisherwoman. She was also a highly regarded photographer of natural subjects. |
Source |
Photograph by Madame Yevonde in 'The Sketch', 8 February 1939, page 241 |
Credit Line |
İYevonde Portrait Archive/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library |
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