Portrait of Mrs Frederick Roberts, née Dilly Swinburne Johnson (1906-1993)

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Simon Elwes, R.A. (1902-1975)
Portrait of Mrs Frederick Roberts, née Dilly Swinburne Johnson (1906-1993)
signed 'Simon Elwes' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44¼ x 34¼ in. (112.4 x 87 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Mrs Frederick Roberts was the younger sister of the famous actress Nora Swinburne (1902-2000). She took part in the last of the Cochrane shows as a chorus girl, along with other society beauties of the time.

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