Margot Asquith (nee' Tennant) 1864 to 1945, wife of Herbert Henry Asquith, the one-time Prime Minster of England between 1909 and 1916. She was a member of "The Souls," an important literary and aesthetic group in England.
Sargent also drew her children and again herself later:
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Anthony Asquith c. 1908 (son to Margot) |
Elizabeth Asquith 1914 (daughter to Margot) |
Special thanks to Matt Davies, of Kansas City, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me notes regarding this image.