Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland
1 portrait by William Thomas Fry
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland
by William Thomas Fry, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 31 October 1816
14 7/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (377 mm x 270 mm) plate size; 16 1/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. (411 mm x 298 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14801
Sitterback to top
- Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland (1617-1684), Subject of poetry and Waller's 'Sacharissa'. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Thomas Fry (1789-1843), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits.
- Lackington, Allen & Co (active 1815-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (active 1815-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 98 portraits.
- Robert William Satchwell (active 1793-1818), Miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D40910: Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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