Maria, Lady Callcott

Sitterback to top

• Maria, Lady Callcott (1785-1842), Writer; former wife of Thomas Graham, and later wife of Sir Augustus Wall Callcott. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 682 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This portrait of Fanny was painted for the book: 'a dreadful consumer of time'. Painted in Rome in Eastlake's studio, the work of two hours, and exchanged by Lawrence for some of Eastlake's sketches of Roman scenes.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Birkett, Dea; Morris, Jan (foreword), Off the Beaten Track: Three Centuries of Women Travellers, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 7 July to 31 October 2004), p. 80
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 97
• Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 88

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Off the Beaten Track (7 July 2004 - 31 October 2004)

Subject/Themeback to top

• Hats and head-attire