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Yolande Marie Louise Lyne-Stephens (Pauline Duvernay)
Printmaker:
Boilvin, Emile
Painter:
Carolus-Duran, Emile Auguste
(After)
Two letters from Miss Rushforth relating to the gift are stored with the print. They provide some biographical detail; Yolande Marie Louise de Varnay (sometimes known as Pauline Duvernay) was a ballerina, trained by Marie Taglioni, and married Mr Lyne-Stephens, a wealthy Englishman in 1845. She moved to Lynford Hall, Near Norwich, Norfolk and when her husband died in 1861 she was left with a vast fortune. The widow formed a passionate attachment to a general who had been British Ambassador to France, which apparently caused a scandal. After the death of the general, Mrs Lyne-Stephens decided to give her money to charities and built the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge. Within the chruch is a bust of the widow and the coat of arms of her husband. The original portrait by Carolus-Duran was at some point on display in the church. Mrs Lyne-Stephens died in 1894.
History note: Given by Mrs Lyne-Stephens to Miss Rushforth's grandfather, then passed to her
Method of acquisition: Given (1979-10) by Rushforth, M. K. (Miss)
Production date: AD 1890
Support
composed of
paper
Image
Height 397 mm
Width 279 mm
Sheet
Height 502 mm
Width 381 mm
Accession number: P.30-1979
Primary reference Number: 81321
BN Inventaire (19thC): 78
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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