Lady Ottoline Morrell

Lady Ottoline Morrell
Morrell in 1902
Born	Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (1873-06-16)16 June 1873 Marylebone, London, England
Died	21 April 1938(1938-04-21) (aged 64) Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Occupation	Art patron
Spouse	Philip Morrell 1902-1938
Children	2

Portrait of Lady Ottoline Morrell by Adolf de Meyer, c. 1912

Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell (née Cavendish-Bentinck; 16 June 1873 – 21 April 1938) was an English aristocrat and society hostess. Her circle of friends included many authors, artists, sculptors and poets. She was a member of the Bloomsbury Group and an important contributor to the Contemporary Art Society, and her patronage was enduring and influential.