Una, Lady Troubridge

Romaine Brooks, Una, Lady Troubridge, 1924, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1966.49.6
Romaine Brooks, Una, Lady Troubridge, 1924, oil on canvas, 50 1830 18 in. (127.376.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1966.49.6

Artwork Details

Title
Una, Lady Troubridge
Date
1924
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
50 1830 18 in. (127.376.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — dog — dachshund
  • Portrait female — Troubridge, Una
  • Dress — accessory — eye wear
  • Occupation — other — aristocrat
Object Number
1966.49.6

Artwork Description

Una Troubridge was a British aristocrat, literary translator, and the lover of Radclyffe Hall, author of the 1928 pathbreaking lesbian novel, The Well of Loneliness. Troubridge appears with a sense of formality and importance typical of upper-class portraiture, but with the sitter's prized dachshunds in place of the traditional hunting dog. Troubridge's impeccably tailored clothing, cravat, and bobbed hair convey the fashionable and daring androgyny associated with the so-called new woman. Her monocle suggested multiple symbolic associations to contemporary British audiences: it alluded to Troubridge's upper-class status, her Englishness, her sense of rebellion, and possibly her lesbian identity.

The Art of Romaine Brooks, 2016

Works by this artist (1 item)

Christine Sun Kim, One Week of Lullabies for Roux, 2018, seven tracks, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.79.1, © 2018 Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
One Week of Lullabies for Roux
Date2018
seven tracks, sound
Not on view

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ROMAINE BROOKS

Born: Rome, Italy 1874–Died: Nice, France 1970

Una, Lady Troubridge

1924, oil on canvas

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