Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (née Sheridan, later Lady Stirling-Maxwell)
1 of 3 portraits by Francis John Williamson
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (née Sheridan, later Lady Stirling-Maxwell)
by Francis John Williamson
plaster cast of bust, 1873
21 5/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (550 mm x 240 mm) overall
Given by Francis John Williamson, 1884
Primary Collection
NPG 729
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (née Sheridan, later Lady Stirling-Maxwell) (1808-1877), Novelist and poet; Law reform campaigner. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Lydia Miller; Samira Ahmed, Inspirational Women: Rediscovering stories in Art, Science and Social Reform, 2022, p. 95
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 433
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 590
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