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 (65 items)

Romaine Brooks, Departure, ca. 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.18.19
Departure
Dateca. 1930
pencil on paper
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Headdress, 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.5
Headdress
Date1930
pencil on paper
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Going Somewhere (Il l'Amene Quelque Part), 1930-1934, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.26
Going Somewhere (Il l’Amene Quelque Part)
Date1930-1934
pencil on paper
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, Esquisse d'Ida Rubinstein, 1912, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.68
Esquisse d’Ida Rubinstein
Date1912
oil on canvas
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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