On 1st May 1874 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard was born.
1894. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 19].
1894. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 19]. "Peter (A Young English Girl)".
On 3rd June 1903 John Ellingham Brooks [aged 40] and Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 29] were married in Capri, Italy [Map].
In 1905, after leaving her husband John Ellingham Brooks [aged 42] with a generous annuity, Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 30] cut her hair, donned men's clothes and returned to Paris, where she began painting the portraits for which she became renowned.
1907. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 32]. "The Black Cap".
1908-1910. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 33]. "Madame Errázuriz".
1910. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35]. "Azalées Blanches" aka "White Azaleas".
1910 to 1913. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35]. "Spring" aka "La Primavera". Model believed to be Ida Rubinstein [aged 26].
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Around 1910. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35].
In 1911 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 36] began a relationship with Ida Rubinstein [aged 27].
1914. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 39]. "La France Croisée" i.e. "The Cross of France".
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. Portrait of Ida Rubinstein [aged 33].
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. "At the Seaside". Self-Portrait.
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. Self-Portrait.
1920. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 45]. "Renata Borgatti at the Piano".
1924. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 49]. "La Baronne Emile D'Erlanger".
1924. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 49]. "Una, Lady Troubridge [aged 36]".
Margot Taylor aka Una Vincenzo Lady Troubridge: On 8th March 1887 she was born to Harry Ashworth Taylor and Minna Gordon Handcock. On 10th October 1908 Ernest Charles Troubridge and she were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. On 24th September 1963 she died. She is buried in the Campo Verano Cemetery in Rome, and on her coffin is inscribed "Una Vincenzo Troubridge, the friend of Radclyffe Hall"
On 31st May 1929 [her husband] John Ellingham Brooks [aged 66] died. He was buried at the Protestant Cimitero Acattolico, Capri [Map].
1935. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 60] and Natalie Narney.
On 7th December 1970 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 96] died. She is buried at the Cimetière Caucade, Nice.