Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope







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Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope
by Robert Jacob Hamerton, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Richard Bentley
lithograph, 1830s?
9 in. x 5 5/8 in. (230 mm x 144 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D5409
Artistsback to top
- Richard Bentley (1794-1871), Printer and publisher. Artist associated with 63 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Robert Jacob Hamerton (active 1831-1858), Painter and lithographer. Artist associated with 4 portraits.
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), Lithographic draughtsman and printer. Artist associated with 106 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Lady Hester was shipwrecked off Rhodes in 1812, losing her entire wardrobe. She then adopted Turkish dress, as shown in this romanticised image of her with her ubiquitous pipe.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Birkett, Dea; Morris, Jan (foreword), Off the Beaten Track: Three Centuries of Women Travellers, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 7 July to 31 October 2004), p. 17
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Victorian Women Explorers (17 November 2008 - 30 September 2009)
- Off the Beaten Track (7 July 2004 - 31 October 2004)
Events of 1830back to top
Current affairs
George IV dies at Windsor on 26 June; William IV succeeds to the throne.Duke of Wellington resigns as Prime Minister to be succeeded by Earl Grey.
'Captain Swing' disturbances among agricultural districts in southern England. Taking their name from a mythical leader, hundreds of labourers break the threshing machines that threaten their winter employment.
Art and science
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens; MP William Huskisson is run down by a train and killed at the inaugural ceremony.William Cobbett publishes Rural Rides; a nostalgic tribute to the English countryside which expresses dismay at the sweeping changes taking place.
International
July Revolution in France overthrows the Bourbon dynasty. Charles X goes into exile in England and Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orleans is proclaimed King by the Chamber of Deputies who fear European opposition to the declaration of a second Republic.Tell us more back to top
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