Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope

Sitterback to top

• Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839), Traveller. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistsback to top

• Richard Bentley (1794-1871), Printer and publisher. Artist associated with 60 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Robert Jacob Hamerton (active 1831-1858), Painter and lithographer. Artist associated with 3 portraits.
• Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), Lithographic printer. Artist associated with 106 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Lady Hester was shipwrecked off Rhodes in 1812, losing her entire wardrobe. She then adopted Turkish dress, as shown in this romanticised image of her with her ubiquitous pipe.

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. 17

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Victorian Women Explorers (17 November 2008 - 30 September 2009)
• Off the Beaten Track (7 July 2004 - 31 October 2004)

Subject/Themeback to top

• Costumes and national dress