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Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) was a socialite and a member of the American Vanderbilt family.
Strikingly beautiful, elegant, and wealthy, with a distinguished family pedigree to match, Consuelo Vanderbilt was the doyenne of international high society. Boldini, one of the most sought-after portraitists of the day, reportedly asked to paint her when she was visiting Paris, finding her "divine."
Title: Duchess of Marlborough (Consuelo Vanderbilt) Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London) Date: ca. 1905. Culture: American. Medium: Graphite on white wove paper. Dimensions: 11 3/16 x 7 13/16 in. (28.4 x 19.8 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond and Miss Emily Sargent, 1931. Accession Number: 31.43.1
Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956) 1906. 218.4 x 170.2 cms | 86 x 67 ins. Oil on canvas.
The Duchess of Marlborough, American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt wearing an extravagant, thick pearl choker, accompanied by several longer necklaces, typical of that era. (from a photograph, 1902) chokers. Picture, painting background and essay on John Singer Sargent. part of Natasha's Internet Art Tour pages.
Consuelo Vanderbilt was the richest American heiress to marry into British aristocracy. Her mother, Alva, was ambitious for her daughter's marriage prospects and named her after Consuelo Yznaga, a childhood friend. Another of Alva's friends, Minnie Paget, introduced Consuelo to the eligible Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough.
★ Image resolution: 2811×3652 px. Information about the painting, location, other paintings of the artist. Album: Metropolitan Museum: part 4, #30/476.
