A Wrench Series postcard with an undivided back that was printed in Saxony. The card was posted in London in November 1901, however the stamp has been removed along with the day of posting.
The card was posted to:
The Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, 49, Belgrave Square, London.
Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, was born on the 13th. December 1886 as Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox, the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara (later the 7th. Duke of Richmond).
Lady Helen was a month or so short of her 15th. birthday when she received the postcard.
Helen became Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1937 to 1964, and was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1938.
Helen was married on the 18th. October 1911 to Earl Percy, who succeeded his father as 8th. Duke of Northumberland in 1918, whereupon she became known as the Duchess of Northumberland. The couple had six children:
- Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (born 15th. July 1912, killed in action 21 May 1940).
- Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (born 6th. April 1914, died 11th. October 1988).
- Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy (born 25th. May 1916, died 16th. September 2008), married Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th. Duke of Hamilton in 1937.
- Lady Diana Evelyn Percy (born 23rd. November 1917, died 16th. June 1978), married John Egerton, 6th. Duke of Sutherland in 1939 in Westminster Abbey.
- Lord Richard Charles Percy (born 11th. February 1921, died 1989).
- Lord Geoffrey William Percy (born 8th. July 1925, died 4th. December 1984).
The Death of the Duchess of Northumberland
Helen died aged 78 on the 13th. June 1965.
The Shepherd's Chief Mourner
Oil paintings with sentimental scenes of animals became popular in Victorian times.
Sir Edwin Landseer's choice of subject illustrates the Victorian obsession with the trappings of death, combined here with his speciality, the accurate and almost anthropomorphic representation of dogs and other animals.
Its mixture of pathos and realism appealed to all sections of society, and the critic Ruskin praised the fine technique and the subtle choice of details.
The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1837 and proved a great success, particularly as an engraving of the picture was published and sold widely the following year. The painting now hangs in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Sir Edwin Landseer
Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was a child prodigy, exhibiting some drawings at the Royal Academy when he was only 13.
From an early age he was a frequent visitor to the menagerie in the Strand, London, where he drew lions, monkeys and other animals. Animals remained the main subjects of his art.
Queen Victoria collected Sir Edwin's paintings. The two biggest collections of his work are in the Royal Collection and in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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