Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson) (1776-1852), Mistress of the Duke of York
Sitter in 7 portraits
From 1803 to 1806, Mary Anne Clarke was mistress of Frederick, Duke of York. Their affair turned into a political scandal when the Duke was charged with corruption for promoting officers from whom Clarke had taken bribes. Renounced by the Duke, Clarke proved to be an adept political operator, writing her own revealing memoirs and extracting huge pensions from the government to keep them suppressed.
Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson)
by Adam Buck
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1803
NPG 2793
Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson)
by Lawrence Gahagan
marble bust, 1811
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4436
York Commission Warehouse (Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson); Domenico Corri)
attributed to Charles Williams
coloured etching, published 1809
NPG D1371
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 February 1809
NPG D12917
'Overthrow of the Republican-Babel'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 May 1809
NPG D12921
Mrs Clarke the York Magnet. (Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson))
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured aquatint, published 1809
NPG D13786
Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson)
by William Hopwood, published by Thomas Gillett, after Thomas Rowlandson
stipple engraving, published 4 July 1809
NPG D20228
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
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Courtesans and courtiers
Place
Yorkshire
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