My favourite paintinglady violet manners

Mottisfont House THE romanticism of an artist modelling ...

The gardens at Bledlow Manor, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire The home of Baron Carrington of Upton

The garden at The Holt, Hampshire The home of Mr and Mrs Edward Wake

The Tower at Vita’s home, Sissinghurst Castle ...

IT being the season for the painted purple ...

When Anne Pitt sat for Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun in Rome, the French artist portrayed the young British aristocrat as Hebe, daughter of Zeus–complete with an eagle painted from life. Sarah Fortescue traces the picture’s story