She was everything expected of a fabulously wealthy woman of the 19th century: musical, well read, a polyglot, an accomplished horse rider. But she was also everything unexpected: independent, commanding, fearless, unmarried.
Alice de Rothschild, a member of the powerful European banking dynasty, was an avid art collector and creator of spectacular gardens at her residences in England and France. Yet her legacy has been overshadowed by the men of her family.
