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Anne Kirke (née Killigrew)

(1607-1641), Dresser to the Queen (Henrietta Maria); daughter of Sir Robert Killigrew and Lady Mary Killigrew (née Woodhouse); wife of George Kirke

Sitter in 4 portraits
Anne Killigrew married George Kirke, a groom to the Royal Bedchamber who later became Gentleman of the Robes. She was appointed in 1637 as Dresser to Queen Henrietta Maria, one of the most prestigious places for a woman at court. She died tragically by drowning on 6 July 1641, when the royal barge capsized.

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Anne Kirke (née Killigrew); possibly Charlotte Stanley (née de La Trémoille), Countess of Derby, by and published by Johannes Gronsveld (Gronsvelt, Groensveld), after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D42661Anne Kirke (née Killigrew); possibly Charlotte Stanley (née de La Trémoille), Countess of Derby
by and published by Johannes Gronsveld (Gronsvelt, Groensveld), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
NPG D42661
Anne Kirke (née Killigrew), by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by Edward Cooper - NPG D28452Anne Kirke (née Killigrew)
by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by Edward Cooper
NPG D28452
Anne Kirke (née Killigrew), by Isaac Beckett, published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D11449Anne Kirke (née Killigrew)
by Isaac Beckett, published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
NPG D11449
Anne Kirke (née Killigrew), by Isaac Beckett, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D13172Anne Kirke (née Killigrew)
by Isaac Beckett, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
NPG D13172

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