Elizabeth Jemima (née Blake), Countess of Erroll
1 of 2 portraits of Elizabeth Jemima (née Blake), Countess of Erroll
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth Jemima (née Blake), Countess of Erroll
by Henry Bone, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1827
11 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. (285 mm x 222 mm)
Acquired from Sir George Scharf, 1890
Reference Collection
NPG D17451
Sitterback to top
- Elizabeth Jemima (née Blake), Countess of Erroll (died 1831), Former wife of 16th Earl of Erroll, and later wife of John Hookham Frere. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Bone (1755-1834), Enamel painter. Artist or producer associated with 677 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769-1850), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 91 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1827back to top
Current affairs
Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.Art and science
University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.International
Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.