Emmeline 'Nina' Cust (1867–1955) was an English writer, editor, translator and sculptor.[1] She was a member of The Souls, an upper class circle that challenged the conventions and attitudes of their class in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[2]
In 1893, Cust married another member of The Souls, Henry John Cockayne-Cust known as Harry. She supported her husband in much of his work, including correspondence for the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations.[2][4] Cust was devoted to her husband, despite a reputedly unhappy marriage that lasted until his death in 1917.[3][5] A detailed look at Nina and Harry, as individuals and as a married couple, can be found in 'Tangled Souls: Love & Scandal among the Victorian Aristocracy' by Jane Dismore (pub. The History Press, 2022).
Cust wrote a biography of her mother, Victoria, Lady Welby's first thirty years, entitled 'Wanderers: episodes from the travels of Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley and her daughter Victoria, 1849-1855'.[6][7] She also published accounts of her grandmother's travels.[8] Cust contributed shorter pieces to contemporary periodicals including the journal of the English Association.[9]
Virginia Woolf is known to have reviewed at least one of Cust's published books, probably 'Gentleman Errant'.[10]
Cust's translation of 'Semantics; studies in the science of meaning' by Michel Jules Alfred Bréal presented the text's first appearance in English.[1]
Other published works includeedit
Gentlemen Errant: being the journeys and adventures of four noblemen in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, first published by John Murray, London, in 1909[11]
Not all the suns; poems, 1917-1944, first published by Nicholson & Watson, London, in 1944[12]
A Tub of Gold Fishes, first published by James Bain, London[13]
Cust may have attended the Académie Julian in Paris, although it is unclear which art forms she trained in.[15] It is also possible that she studied sculpture in London.[3]
Cust exhibited her sculpture at the Royal Academy in 1906 showing a bust of her niece and in 1927, part of a model of her husband.[1][2] She exhibited both in the United Kingdom and abroad, with works shown in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Paris.[3]
^ abcde"Emmeline Mary E. Cust - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^ abcde"Emmeline 'Nina' Cust: Artist, Poet, Lover". National Trust. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^Marshall, Alfred, 1842-1924. (1996). The correspondence of Alfred Marshall, economist. Whitaker, John K. (John King), Royal Economic Society (Great Britain). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-55888-3. OCLC 32168269.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abRylance-Watson, Alice (21 April 2021). "The Great British Art Tour: from a ceiling alcove, an artist's quiet gaze". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^Welby, Victoria, Lady, 1837-1912. (1985). Significs and language : the articulate form of our expressive and interpretive resources. Schmitz, H. Walter. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins Pub. Co. ISBN978-90-272-7972-9. OCLC 773039609.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Cust, Nina; Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline; Welby-Gregory, Victoria Alexandrina Maria Louisa Stuart-Wortley (1928). Wanderers: episodes from the travels of Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley and her daughter Victoria, 1849-1855. New York: Coward-McCann. OCLC 4263426.
^"Violet Manners: aristocrat and portraitist to 'The Souls' | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^Cust, Nina (1 March 1945). "O TIME! O LOVE!". English: Journal of the English Association. 5 (28): 117–c–117. doi:10.1093/english/5.28.117-c. ISSN 0013-8215.
^Weintraub, Stanley (8 March 1987). "MISS STEPHEN REVIEWS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^Cust, Nina (1909). Gentlemen errant: being the journeys and adventures of four noblemen in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. London: John Murray. OCLC 2030246.
^Cust, Nina (1944). Not all the suns; poems, 1917-1944. London: Nicholson & Watson. OCLC 3012923.
^Cust, Nina. A tub of gold fishes. London: James Bain. OCLC 11064415.
^Cust, Nina (1932). Dilectissimo. London: Macmillan and Co. OCLC 10008576.
^"Nina Cust". National Trust. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^"Nina Cust by Sir Alfred Gilbert". victorianweb.org. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^"Emmeline 'Nina' Mary Elizabeth Welby-Gregory, Mrs Henry John Cockayne-Cust (1867-1955) 435439". nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External linksedit
6 artworks by or after Emmeline Cust at the Art UK site
October 28, 2023
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Emmeline Nina Cust 1867 1955 was an English writer editor translator and sculptor 1 She was a member of The Souls an upper class circle that challenged the conventions and attitudes of their class in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries 2 Emmeline CustCust in the 1890s photo by Cyril FlowerBornEmmeline Mary Elizabeth Welby 1867 08 05 5 August 1867Denton LincolnshireDied29 September 1955 1955 09 29 aged 88 SpouseHarry CustParent s Sir William Earle Welby GregoryVictoria Stuart WortleyNina Cust s memorial to Henry John Cockayne Cust in St Peter and St Paul s Church BeltonEmmeline Mary Elizabeth Nina Cust nee Welby Gregory after Violet Manners Duchess of Rutland lithograph 1890sAn enamelled portrait by Alexander Fisher 1898 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Writing and translation 2 1 Other published works include 3 Artwork 4 Works held in collections 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editCust was born at Denton Hall to Victoria Lady Welby a philosophical writer and Sir William Earle Welby Gregory a politician and landowner 2 3 Her maternal grandmother Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley was a renowned Victorian poet and travel writer 2 In 1893 Cust married another member of The Souls Henry John Cockayne Cust known as Harry She supported her husband in much of his work including correspondence for the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations 2 4 Cust was devoted to her husband despite a reputedly unhappy marriage that lasted until his death in 1917 3 5 A detailed look at Nina and Harry as individuals and as a married couple can be found in Tangled Souls Love amp Scandal among the Victorian Aristocracy by Jane Dismore pub The History Press 2022 Cust was a direct neighbour of sculptor Jacob Epstein when they both lived at Hyde Park Gate in London 1 Writing and translation editCust wrote a biography of her mother Victoria Lady Welby s first thirty years entitled Wanderers episodes from the travels of Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley and her daughter Victoria 1849 1855 6 7 She also published accounts of her grandmother s travels 8 Cust contributed shorter pieces to contemporary periodicals including the journal of the English Association 9 Virginia Woolf is known to have reviewed at least one of Cust s published books probably Gentleman Errant 10 Cust s translation of Semantics studies in the science of meaning by Michel Jules Alfred Breal presented the text s first appearance in English 1 Other published works include edit Gentlemen Errant being the journeys and adventures of four noblemen in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries first published by John Murray London in 1909 11 Not all the suns poems 1917 1944 first published by Nicholson amp Watson London in 1944 12 A Tub of Gold Fishes first published by James Bain London 13 Dilectissimo first published by Macmillan and Co London in 1932 14 Artwork editCust may have attended the Academie Julian in Paris although it is unclear which art forms she trained in 15 It is also possible that she studied sculpture in London 3 Cust exhibited her sculpture at the Royal Academy in 1906 showing a bust of her niece and in 1927 part of a model of her husband 1 2 She exhibited both in the United Kingdom and abroad with works shown in Manchester Liverpool Birmingham and Paris 3 In 1884 Cust was the subject of a portrait bust by Alfred Gilbert 1 16 Alexander Fisher produced an enamelled portrait of Cust in 1898 17 Works held in collections editCust s sculpture is represented in British collections including the following works Title Year Medium Gallery no Gallery LocationAdelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 1844 1921 3rd Earl Brownlow 1908 bronze 436816 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandAdelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 1844 1921 3rd Earl Brownlow 1908 marble 436814 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandHenry John Cockayne Cust 1861 1917 c 1905 plaster 436783 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandHenry John Cockayne Cust 1861 1917 1905 marble 436777 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandSelf portrait 5 1900 1955 marble 436834 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandThe Hand of Katherine Hariet Kinloch d 1952 Lady Brownlow 1952 marble 436781 National Trust Belton House Lincolnshire EnglandReferences edit a b c d e Emmeline Mary E Cust Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851 1951 sculpture gla ac uk Retrieved 6 December 2019 a b c d e Emmeline Nina Cust Artist Poet Lover National Trust Retrieved 6 December 2019 a b c d Sara Gray The Dictionary of British Women Artists ISBN 978 1 78684 235 0 OCLC 980217899 Marshall Alfred 1842 1924 1996 The correspondence of Alfred Marshall economist Whitaker John K John King Royal Economic Society Great Britain Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 55888 3 OCLC 32168269 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Rylance Watson Alice 21 April 2021 The Great British Art Tour from a ceiling alcove an artist s quiet gaze The Guardian Retrieved 20 October 2022 Welby Victoria Lady 1837 1912 1985 Significs and language the articulate form of our expressive and interpretive resources Schmitz H Walter Amsterdam J Benjamins Pub Co ISBN 978 90 272 7972 9 OCLC 773039609 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Cust Nina Stuart Wortley Emmeline Welby Gregory Victoria Alexandrina Maria Louisa Stuart Wortley 1928 Wanderers episodes from the travels of Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley and her daughter Victoria 1849 1855 New York Coward McCann OCLC 4263426 Violet Manners aristocrat and portraitist to The Souls Art UK artuk org Retrieved 6 December 2019 Cust Nina 1 March 1945 O TIME O LOVE English Journal of the English Association 5 28 117 c 117 doi 10 1093 english 5 28 117 c ISSN 0013 8215 Weintraub Stanley 8 March 1987 MISS STEPHEN REVIEWS Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 9 December 2019 Cust Nina 1909 Gentlemen errant being the journeys and adventures of four noblemen in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries London John Murray OCLC 2030246 Cust Nina 1944 Not all the suns poems 1917 1944 London Nicholson amp Watson OCLC 3012923 Cust Nina A tub of gold fishes London James Bain OCLC 11064415 Cust Nina 1932 Dilectissimo London Macmillan and Co OCLC 10008576 Nina Cust National Trust Retrieved 6 December 2019 Nina Cust by Sir Alfred Gilbert victorianweb org Retrieved 9 December 2019 Emmeline Nina Mary Elizabeth Welby Gregory Mrs Henry John Cockayne Cust 1867 1955 435439 nationaltrustcollections org uk Retrieved 9 December 2019 External links edit6 artworks by or after Emmeline Cust at the Art UK site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emmeline Cust amp oldid 1178145200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
