English Artist: Ida Frances Laidman

Alan Egbert Hacking (1918-1942) of Kensington, London,
Painted at about the Age of 5

English
circa 1923
by Ida Frances Laidman, A.R.M.S. (1878-1962)
(signed obverse, lower left edge, "I. F. Laidman")

A handwritten note by the artist to the reverse of the portrait reads,
"Alan, son of A. Hacking, Esquire / Miss Ida F. Laidman,
The Studio, Kensington Court Garages, W8".

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround
that was likely originally set within a larger wooden frame

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Ida Frances Laidman
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Joan Marguerite Hacking (1913-1993; later
Mrs. Philip Edward Perceval) of Kensington, London,
Painted at about the Age of 10

Self Portrait in Miniature: Ida Frances Laidman

Post World War I Era Canadian Military Doctor