Heir to a railway fortune and an 8,000-acre estate in West Sussex, Edward James transformed his homes into total works of art – with a little help from Dalí and friends
The
Times reports that it was recently discovered that Laveryâs 1938 oil painting, âThe Viscountess Castlerosse, Palm Springsâ, features the socialiteâs much-admired legs twice in one scene. Lady Castlerosse is pictured seated with her legs dangling off a diving board, while to the left of the painting a second figure is visible with their legs crossed on a bench, their face just beyond the range of the picture. It had previously been thought that the second figure was either a Hollywood director, or the Viscountessâs brother, Edward Delevingne (known as Dudley to his friends and family) â the grandfather of Chloe, Poppy and Cara.