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Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley CBE ( / ˈtʃʌmli / CHUM-lee, born Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Sassoon; 30 January 1894 – 26 December 1989), styled Countess of Rocksavage from 1913 to 1923, was a British socialite, patron of the arts, and Chief Staff Officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during the Sec...
2 de mar. de 2023 · His sister Sybil, who married a marquess and restored the palatial Houghton Hall in Norfolk, sat several times for John Singer Sargent, drenched in silk that resembles whipped butter.
7 de ene. de 2020 · Learn about Sybil Sassoon, a scion of the Iraqi Sassoon family and a British marchioness, who sat for John Singer Sargent in charcoal and oil. Discover how she and her brother Philip, a patron and lover of the arts, navigated the challenges of their ethnic and sexual identities in early twentieth-century Britain.
26 de dic. de 2019 · Learn about the life and jewels of Sybil Sassoon, a prominent society hostess and the grandmother of the current Marquess of Cholmondeley. She was also a naval officer, a patron of the arts and a close friend of the British Royal Family.
5 de jul. de 2023 · This impressive collection of Judaic art and literature is juxtaposed with the Sassoons’ art and architectural patronage. Here, Sybil Sassoon (1894–1989) and her connoisseur’s eye dominate.
23 de feb. de 2023 · Learn about Sybil Sassoon, a prominent member of the Sassoon family, who married into the Rothschilds and became a countess. See her portrait by John Singer Sargent and other artworks by the Sassoons at The Jewish Museum show.
Sybil Sassoon (1894-1989) married the Earl of Rocksavage in 1913 and became Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1923 with his accession to fifth maquess. When Sargent painted a portrait of Aline, Lady Sassoon, in 1907, the Sassoon family were initially not completely won over by it.
