Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
(1759?-1829), Actress and second wife of 12th Earl of DerbyRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 24 portraits
Called the Queen of Comedy by Horace Walpole, Elizabeth Farren was the star of Drury Lane for 20 years until her marriage to the 12th Earl of Derby in 1797. Noted for her vivacity and style, she took leading roles in plays by Colman, Sheridan and other contemporary authors.
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
marble bust, circa 1788
On display in the Entrance Hall on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4469
by and published by John Jones, after John Downman
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1787
NPG D35135
by and published by John Jones, after John Downman
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1787
NPG D35136
English Slavery; or, a Picture of the Times
probably by Frederick George Byron
etching, published 1788
NPG D9305
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by M. Lawson, after John Downman
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1788
NPG D35131
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by John Jones, after and published by James Roberts, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
stipple engraving, published 31 March 1789
NPG D35132
'A peep behind the curtain at the Widow Belmour'
by James Sayers
etching, December 1790
NPG D9543
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured stipple engraving, (1790)
NPG D15616
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Bull & Jeffryes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1792
NPG D35133
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Bull & Jeffryes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1792
NPG D17080
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 6 November 1795
NPG D9306
'A peep at Christies; - or - tally-ho, and his Nimeny-pimmeney taking the morning lounge'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 24 September 1796
NPG D12577
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1796
NPG D14993
'Contemplations upon a coronet'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 March 1797
NPG D9307
'Contemplations upon a coronet'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 March 1797
NPG D12604
'The marriage of Cupid and Psyche'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 3 May 1797
NPG D12612
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 18 May 1797
NPG D12613
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1797
NPG D15555
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Peter Thompson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 26 March 1803
NPG D35134
'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 June 1804
NPG D13107
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
probably by William Derby, after Stevenson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (1790)
NPG D23125
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after John Downman
stipple engraving, published 1788 (1787)
NPG D19405
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