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Countess Howe, née Mary Curzon 1931

Seated three-quarter length to the right in a gilt arm chair, wearing a cream evening dress and a blue and gold silk shawl draped over her shoulders, her left elbow resting on the arm of the chair, the hand raised to her neck

Oil on canvas, 106.7 x 87.7 cm (42 x 34 ½ in.)

Inscribed top right: de László / 1931 

Laib L / C13(6): Countess Howe

NPG Album 1929-31, p. 46 and Album 1931, p. 6

Sitters’ Book II, f. 67: Mary Howe Dec. 19 1930

Private Collection

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