Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Catherine Capell-Coningsby (née Stephens), Countess of Essex (1794-1882), Actress and singer; wife of 5th Earl of Essex
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Singer and actress; appeared successfully at Covent Garden in 'Artaxerxes', 1813, and remained there till 1822; acted and sang in a variety of classical and contemporary roles; unsurpassed for her rendering of ballads; retired, 1835; married 5th Earl of Essex, 1838.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.