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JOHN SINGER SARGENT (american 1856-1925)/span PORTRAIT OF LADY CYNTHIA BLANCHE MOSLEY (née Curzon) Signed and dated 'John Singer Sargent 1921' bottom right, charcoal on paper 24 x 17 5/8 in. (61 x 44.5cm) provenance: /spanThe Sitter. By descent in the family. The Estate of Rubert Forbes Adam. Sold under instruction from the executors of his estate. note:/span The sitter was the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon, who would later be named Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Viceroy of India. His wife was Mary Leiter, of the Leiter family of Chicago, known for their vast real estate holdings. Mary Leiter's father, Levi Leiter, co-founded Marshall Field & Company. The year prior to sitting for Sargent, Lady Cynthia married Oswald Mosley, M.P., later the 6th Baronet. A favorite subject of the press due to her looks and glamorous dress, Lady Mosley first campaigned with her husband but later struck out on her own winning a seat in Parliament by a vast majority in 1929. While in Parliament, she was a great champion of women's rights. The Lady Mosley followed her husband as he left the Labour Party in 1930 and formed a new party that would later become the British Union of Fascists. Though Oswald's views were becoming increasingly extreme, Cynthia stood by him through it all, including joining he and Mussolini at a Fascist Party parade in Rome. The Lady Mosley developed peritonitis following an appendix operation in 1933 and passed away that year at the young age of 34. A number of family members also sat for Sargent, including Cynthia's aunt Daisy Leiter and Lord Curzon.