Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington
(1780-1851), Dandy, colonel and Lord of the BedchamberSitter in 7 portraits
Eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Harrington, he was better known throughout the Regency period as Lord Petersham as he did not succeed to the earldom until 1829. Tall and handsome in appearance, he was a popular character in society. Renowned as an eccentric, dandy, connoisseur of snuff and tea, he was also a liberal patron of the opera and theatre. He designed the Petersham overcoat.
Jane Countess of Harrington and Children
by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint and stipple engraving, (1784-1787)
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Jane Countess of Harrington and Children
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photograph, (1784-1787)
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Jane Countess of Harrington and Children
by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint and stipple engraving, (1784-1787)
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Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington ('A noble aiddecamp')
by and published by Robert Dighton Jr
hand-coloured etching, published June 1804
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Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington ('A noble aiddecamp')
by and published by Robert Dighton Jr
hand-coloured etching, published June 1804
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A Pair of Very Riotous Fellows alias Radicals of the New School
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, circa March 1830
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Votaries of Fashion. St. James's. Lord Petersham, etc. (Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington)
by Joseph Grego
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1892
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