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Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury

(1810-1872), Wife of 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; daughter of 5th Earl Cowper

Sitter associated with 5 portraits

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Visitors to Broadlands, 1859, possibly by Graham Vivian - NPG P153

Visitors to Broadlands, 1859

possibly by Graham Vivian
salt print, 1859
NPG P153

'Lady Palmerston, Lady Jocelyn and Lady Shaftesbury', by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax50168

'Lady Palmerston, Lady Jocelyn and Lady Shaftesbury'

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1860
NPG Ax50168

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury when Lady Ashley, by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Hayter - NPG D40668

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury when Lady Ashley

by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1838
NPG D40668

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury when Lady Ashley, by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Hayter - NPG D7403

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury when Lady Ashley

by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1838
NPG D7403

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury, by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton - NPG D22471

Emily Ashley-Cooper (née Cowper), Countess of Shaftesbury

by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1852
NPG D22471

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