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Ada Lovelace

(1815-1852), Mathematician and computer pioneer

Augusta (Ada) King (née Byron), Countess of Lovelace

Sitter associated with 8 portraits
Mathematician; the only child of the poet, Byron ('Ada! Sole daughter of my house and of my heart' - Byron's Childe Harold). Probably through the scientific writer, Mary Somerville, she met Charles Babbage, the computer pioneer. In her Sketch of the Analytical Engine, 1843, she translated from Italian and annotated an article by the Italian mathematician, General Menabrea, on Babbage's calculating machine, demonstrating her command of the principles of the programmed computer. She is sometimes described as the world's first computer programmer.

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Ada Lovelace, by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes) - NPG L274

Ada Lovelace

by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes)
oil on canvas, 1836
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L274

Ada Lovelace, by Antoine Claudet - NPG L272

Ada Lovelace

by Antoine Claudet
daguerreotype, circa 1843
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L272

'Work in Progress', - NPG 7145

'Work in Progress'

acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145

Ada Lovelace, by Edward Scriven, published by John Samuel Murray, after Louis Ami Ferrière - NPG D37457

Ada Lovelace

by Edward Scriven, published by John Samuel Murray, after Louis Ami Ferrière
stipple engraving, published 15 April 1825 (1820)
NPG D37457

Ada Lovelace, by William Henry Mote, published by John Samuel Murray, and published by Charles Tilt, after Frank Stone - NPG D11137

Ada Lovelace

by William Henry Mote, published by John Samuel Murray, and published by Charles Tilt, after Frank Stone
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1832
NPG D11137

Ada Lovelace, by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D5123

Ada Lovelace

by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1839
NPG D5123

Ada Lovelace, by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D5124

Ada Lovelace

by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1839
NPG D5124

Ada Lovelace, by Walker & Boutall, after Louis Ami Ferrière - NPG D11136

Ada Lovelace

by Walker & Boutall, after Louis Ami Ferrière
photogravure, late 19th century (1820)
NPG D11136

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04 September 2017, 06:47

Her husband was 1st Earl of Lovelace and one of their children was the 2nd Earl of Lovelace. Both are represented in the Collection.