About two years ago it was revealed that a painting of Doris Delevingne was up for auction at Christies, Called THE VISCOUNTESS CASTLEROSSE, PALM SPRINGS by Sir John Lavery, painted in 1938 and valued at 400,000 - 600,000 pounds, it pictures the woman sitting on a diving board showing off her famous legs. (That's right, the price of a house.) Included in this article is a photo of Doris on a ship headed for Los Angeles and another of her in a mermaid evening gown.
I believe Doris was tired of the life she had lead but knew nothing else and was in despair when she overdosed on sleeping pills at age 42 but I do think that by that age, with the younger generation coming up, she may have been too notorious to ever expect another marriage.
TATLER : PORTRAIT OF VISCOUNTESS CASTLEROSSE
