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Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey

(1753-1821), Mistress of George IV and courtier

Sitter associated with 8 portraits

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Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey

by Thomas Watson, after Daniel Gardner
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D3174

'The lover's dream'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1795
NPG D12515

'A lady putting on her cap, - June 1795'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1795
NPG D12538

'Enchantments lately seen upon the mountains of Wales, - or - Shon-ap-Morgan's reconcilement to the fairy princess

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1796
NPG D12576

'The Jersey smuggler detected; - or - good cause for (separation) discontent'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1796
NPG D13023

'The grand-signor retiring'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 May 1796
NPG D13024

'Fashionable-jockeyship'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1796
NPG D13025

'Dilettanti-theatricals: - or - a peep at the green room'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 18 February 1803
NPG D13099

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