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Carrington, Dora de Houghton, 1893 - 1932 (painter)

 Person

Dates and places

1893-1932

Sphere of activity

Painter

Relationships

Wife of Ralph Partridge and friend of G. Lytton Strachey.

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

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Lord Gerald Berners standing with Lady Sybil Colefax, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/134
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Gerald Berners standing to the left in a wide driveway, wearing a hat and looking to the right. In the centre of the group stands Lady Sybil Colefax, wearing a hat and looking towards Gerald Berners. To the right stands a woman also wearing a hat, with her left hand in the pocket of her cardigan. Frances Partridge's index identifies her as Dora Carrington and the album has 'Lady P (DC)'. The location given in the index is Faringdon, near Oxford, the home of Lord Gerald...
Dates: 1930
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Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington sitting outdoors, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/71
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey wearing a hat sitting to the left of the image, with Dora Carrington looking away from the camera sitting to the right of the image. According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken at Welcombe, Devon.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington sitting with others at Ham Spray House, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/715
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington sitting at the far side of a table set in the back garden of Ham Spray House. To the right and left of the table sit two men, one of whom is identified in Frances Partridge's index as Arthur Waley.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey and others drinking tea at Ham Spray House, 1928 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/199
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Jimmy Doggart (indexed by Frances Partridge as Jimmie Doggart, oculist, 'The Dog'), sitting nearest the camera to the left. He has his legs crossed, his hands rest on his right leg, and he looks towards the camera. Frances Partridge sits next to him, looking down at a cigarette she holds in her right hand. Next to her sits Alec Penrose, who looks to the right. Lytton Strachey sits in a low chair, so only his head is visible above the table. He looks towards the camera. Frances...
Dates: 1928 - 1929
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Dora Carrington, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/840
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair, wearing a hat, with a newspaper on his knees. He is leaning forward and looks towards Dora Carrington, who sits on a cushion to the left. She looks down at a book she holds in her hands. The stone and brick walls of a building are behind them and a window with latticed panes is above their heads.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Dora Carrington and Barbara Bagenal, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/811
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting with his legs crossed in a deckchair, wearing a hat and with a dark shawl over his shoulders. He looks down to the left at a book he holds in his hands. To the right sits Dora Carrington, looking down at a book resting on her knees. In the foreground to the right sits Barbara Bagenal, looking down to the left and smiling. They are sitting by the stone and brick wall of a building, with a small window above their heads.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Dora Carrington and Topsy Lucas, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/561
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in the foreground wearing a hat, Topsy Lucas (E.B.C. Jones) in the middle and Dora Carrington sitting furthest from the camera. All are sitting in deckchairs on the verandah of Ham Spray House, resting their feet on the low wall, and all look to the left away from the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Dora Carrington and Topsy Lucas, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/169
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair, wearing a hat, leaning forward and looking down at a cup he holds in his hands. Dora Carrington stands opposite him to the right. She has her left hand on her hip and looks downwards. Topsy Lucas (E.B.C. Jones) sits in a deckchair behind Dora Carrington and holds a cup on the table with her right hand. A small table is laid with a cloth and a teapot.

Dates: 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Dora Carrington and others, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/841
Scope and Contents

Damaged snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing in the foreground, looking towards the camera. To the right stands Dora Carrington, wearing trousers and long boots, smiling and looking towards the camera. Also looking towards the camera are two undentified men, one of whom is smoking a pipe, who stand in the background. They all stand outside, with the brick wall of a building behind them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Photographs, 1913 - 2004

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7
Scope and Contents This series contains Frances Partridge's photograph albums as well as those bequeathed to her by Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington.The photographs range in size from 3cm x 3.5cm to 21cm x 29cm. However, most are approximately 8cm x 10cm.Lytton Strachey's photograph albums, Dora Carrington's albums, and the first volume in the series of Frances Partridge's albums have been indexed. Unfortunately, the remainder (FCP/7/2/2-26 and FCP/7/5) await a future grant to be indexed.Until...
Dates: 1913 - 2004
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Portrait of E.M. Forster, 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/903
Scope and Contents

Portrait of E.M. Forster by Dora Carrington. Print, 18.5 x 15. Inscribed on back, [possibly at the National Portrait Gallery], with details of the gift to the National Portrait Gallery. (Sleeve 378)

Dates: 1920
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Ralph Partridge and Dora Carrington

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/353
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Photograph of Ralph Partridge and Dora Carrington standing on a narrow balcony. Ralph Partridge is wearing a light coloured suit and Carrington is wearing a dark velvet skirt and jacket. Carrington holds the balcony railings with her left hand, and both look to the right. Print, 13.9 x 8.5. Inscribed on back, by P.N. Furbank, with names. (Sleeve 138)

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Ralph Partridge and Dora Carrington dancing, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/238
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Faded snapshot of Ralph Partridge wearing shorts and a hat dancing with Dora Carrington in a park or garden. According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken in Spain.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Ralph Partridge and Dora Carrington dancing, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/244
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Snapshot of Ralph Partridge and Dora Carrington dancing with their backs to the camera on a barren hillside. According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken in Spain.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Ralph Partridge sitting indoors with Dora Carrington and Tommy Earp, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/166
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Snapshot of Tommy Earp sitting closest to the camera on the left. He rests his right hand on the table and looks to the right. Ralph Partridge sits next to him, also looking to the right. At the far end of the table, a woman is obscured by a vase of flowers. Next to her sits Dora Carrington, looking downwards, with her right hand resting on the table. Another woman, possibly May Earp, sits closest to the camera on the right.

Dates: 1930
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Ralph Partridge sitting inside Ham Spray House with Frances Partridge and Dora Carrington, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/644
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Snapshot of Frances Partridge sitting to the right of a table laid with a teapot and cups and saucers. She looks across at Dora Carrington, who sits at the left of the table, looking downwards. Ralph Partridge sits at the far side of the table and looks at the camera. Bookshelves cover half of the wall in the background.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Ralph Partridge sitting with Dora Carrington, Stephen Tomlin and Reine Pitman, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/168
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Ralph Partridge sitting closest to the camera on the left, smiling and looking to the right. Next to him, Dora Carrington kneels on a rug, with her hands by her sides, looking to the right at Reine Pitman. Reine Pitman wears a wide-brimmed hat, and her face is obscured because she looks towards Dora Carrington. Stephen Tomlin sits to the right, with his arms around his raised knees, a cigarette in his mouth, looking downwards. A lattice fence is in the background.

Dates: 1930
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Ralph Partridge standing outdoors with Dora Carrington and Saxon Sydney-Turner, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/134
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Ralph Partridge standing in a field with more fields and trees in the background. He has his legs apart, his back to the camera, and appears to have his hands covering his face. Dora Carrington and Saxon Sydney-Turner stand close together, a little distant from Ralph Partridge, and they both look towards the camera.

Dates: 1928
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Ralph Partridge standing with Dora Carrington and Saxon Sydney-Turner, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/646
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Snapshot of Ralph Partridge standing to the left, turned away from the camera, with his hands against his face. He stands a little apart from Saxon Sydney-Turner, who looks towards the camera and has his right arm around Dora Carrington's shoulder. They stand in an open field with hedges and trees behind them. According to Frances Partridge's index, the location is Savernake Forest.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Ralph Partridge standing with Dora Carrington at Weymouth, Dorset, 1927-09 - 1927-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/1
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Snapshot of Ralph Partridge standing to the left on a balcony overlooking the promenade at Weymouth. His right hand is held in front of him and he looks upwards to the right. Dora Carrington stands close by him, with her left hand resting on the balcony railing. She looks downwards to the right.

Dates: 1927-09 - 1927-10
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Ralph Partridge standing with Dora Carrington, James Strachey and Saxon Sydney-Turner, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/642
Scope and Contents Snapshot of a distant view of Ralph Partridge to the left, with his right hand in his trouser pocket, looking at James Strachey, who stands with his left hand on his hip. To the right stands Saxon Sydney-Turner, with both hands on his hips, looking towards Dora Carrington. She stands to the far right, with her left arm by her side, looking at Saxon Sydney-Turner. They stand in a grassy field with trees in the background and, according to Frances Partridge's index, the location is Savernake...
Dates: 1922 - 1930
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REF to Helen Anrep, 1924 - 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/REF/3/2
Scope and Contents

65 autograph letters signed and 4 autograph postcards signed to Helen Anrep. The file also contains 2 sheets of undated notes for a lecture on art history and 1 autograph letter signed from Dora Carrington to Helen Anrep, p.m. 1925.

Dates: 1924 - 1933
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Roger Senhouse in the river Kennet with Dora Carrington and Garrow Tomlin, 1928-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/111
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Snapshot of Roger Senhouse standing in the water to the left. He has his back to the camera and holds a long stick in front of him. Dora Carrington is in the centre of the group, with her upper body out of the water, looking downwards. Garrow Tomlin is to the right, with only his head above the water.

Dates: 1928-07
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Saxon Sydney-Turner and Dora Carrington, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/20
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Snapshot of Saxon Sydney-Turner and Dora Carrington in a snowy landscape, looking downwards with a toboggan between them. Possibly taken at Tidmarsh.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Stephen Tomlin and two women standing in a garden, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/735
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of a woman, possibly Julia Strachey, standing in the centre of the group with her arms outstretched. To the left stands another woman, possibly Dora Carrington, who holds Julia Strachey's right hand and holds leaves above her head. To the right stands Stephen Tomlin, holding Julia Strachey's left hand, and also holding leaves above her head.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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