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Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford (circa 1581-1627), Courtier and patron of the arts

Sitter associated with 8 portraits
The wife of the third Earl of Bedford, Lucy Harington was an important patron of poets, including Ben Jonson and John Donne, and many poems were written on the subject of her wit and beauty. She seems to have written verses herself and was a skilled horticulturalist.

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5688

Possibly Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1603
On display in the Long Gallery at Montacute House
NPG 5688

D20432

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by Simon de Passe, sold by John Sudbury, and sold by George Humble
line engraving, circa 1599-1618
NPG D20432

D28090

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by Simon de Passe
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D28090

D28092

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

after Simon de Passe, published by William Richardson
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D28092

D28091

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by R. Cooper, after Cornelius Johnson
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D28091

D28093

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by R. Cooper, after Cornelius Johnson
stipple engraving printed in black and red, early 19th century
NPG D28093

D17133

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by Henry Bone, after Cornelius Johnson
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, March 1813
NPG D17133

D28094

Lucy Russell (née Harington), Countess of Bedford

by Samuel Freeman, after Gerrit van Honthorst
stipple engraving, published 1815
NPG D28094

Category
Art
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Groups
Poets
Place
Bedfordshire