Ada Lovelace
(1815-1852), Mathematician and computer pioneerAugusta (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.
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Edward Scriven, published by John Samuel Murray, after Louis Ami Ferrière
stipple engraving, published 15 April 1825 (1820)
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by William Henry Mote, published by John Samuel Murray, and published by Charles Tilt, after Frank Stone
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1832
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by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1839
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by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1839
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by Walker & Boutall, after Louis Ami Ferrière
photogravure, late 19th century (1820)
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Related People
- Anne Isabella, Lady Byron (mother)
- George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (father)
- William King Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace (husband)
- Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace (son)
- Sir Ralph Noel Milbanke, 6th Bt (grandfather)
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great-british
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.