Elizabeth Mary (Leveson-Gower), Marchioness of Westminster
1 of 2 portraits of Elizabeth Mary Grosvenor (née Leveson-Gower), Marchioness of Westminster
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth Mary (Leveson-Gower), Marchioness of Westminster
by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1833 (exhibited 1818)
11 3/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (289 mm x 219 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D4751
Sitterback to top
- Elizabeth Mary Grosvenor (née Leveson-Gower), Marchioness of Westminster (1797-1891), Wife of 2nd Marquess of Westminster; daughter of 1st Duke of Sutherland. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 179 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 698 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D34992: Elizabeth Mary (Leveson-Gower), Marchioness of Westminster (from same plate)
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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