9 OF 51

Elizabeth Vassall Fox (née Vassall, formerly Webster), Lady Holland; Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland; Mrs Brown

9 of 51 portraits of Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland

by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1833
9 1/2 in. x 7 3/8 in. (241 mm x 188 mm)
Purchased, 1972
Primary Collection
NPG 4914

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Mrs Brown, Maid and housekeeper of Elizabeth Lady Holland. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters. Sitter associated with 51 portraits.
Elizabeth Vassall Fox (née Vassall, formerly Webster), Lady Holland (1770-1845), Political and literary hostess. Sitter in 4 portraits.

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873), Painter. Artist associated with 54 portraits, Sitter in 21 portraits.

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This drawing probably dates from August 1833 when Landseer first visited Holland House, the home of Lord and Lady Holland and a Whig focus of political, social and cultural life in London. This drawing positions the benignly smiling Lord Holland between his domineering wife on the left and their formidable housekeeper, Mrs Brown, on the right.