possibly Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton, formerly known as Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
12 of 98 portraits by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
© National Portrait Gallery, London
possibly Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton, formerly known as Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
by Edward Scriven, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Haines, after follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, early 19th century
12 3/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (313 mm x 273 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28107
Sittersback to top
- Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton (1622-1661). Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford) (1590-1676), Diarist and patron of authors and literature; former wife of 3rd Earl of Dorset, and later wife of 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Haines (1778-1848), Engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
- Lackington, Allen & Co (active 1815-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (active 1815-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 98 portraits.
- Edward Scriven (1775-1841), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 214 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D28108: possibly Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton, formerly known as Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford) (based on same portrait)
- NPG D28109: possibly Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton, formerly known as Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford) (based on same portrait)
- NPG D28106: possibly Isabella Compton (née Sackville), Countess of Northampton, formerly known as Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford) (based on same portrait)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1815back to top
Current affairs
John and James Leigh Hunt are released from prison after a two year sentence for slandering the Prince of Wales in their outspoken, radical periodical the Examiner.Corn Laws are introduced to protect against the collapse in prices which would inevitably follow peace with France, prompting riots in London.
Art and science
Humphry Davy invents the miners' safety lamp though its reception is clouded by William Clanny and George Stephenson who present rival models in the same year.British Institution arranges first in innovative series of Old Master exhibitions
provoking virulent attack on its patrons for neglecting contemporary art.
International
Napoleon returns to France from exile in Elba and resumes power until his abdication on 22 June; a period known as the 'Hundred Days'.Battle of Waterloo concludes the Anglo-French struggle that had lasted more than a century. Peace of Vienna establishes Britain's global political, economic and imperial dominance which lasts for the next hundred years.
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