Rachel Tancock (1891-1961)
Oil portrait by Miles Fletcher de Montmorency of Rachel Tancock. Early 20th century.
The portrait of a female figure with dark hair, with a bowl cut. She is wearing a white collar with a red garment. In the brownish background, there appears to be another figure or face that is less distinct.
Artist Biography
Miles Fletcher de Montmorency (1893–1963) Miles de Montmorency was a British painter and the 17th Baronet Morres of Knockagh, County Tipperary. Son of Hervey Lodge de Montmorency and husband of stained glass artist Rachel de Montmorency, he studied at Dover School of Art, the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art, and the Royal Academy Schools. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy and with war artists, and was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1935, later serving as its honorary librarian. He authored A Short History of Painting in England.
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