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Lady Elizabeth Stanley (1753–1797), Countess of Derby

1776–78
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512
On November 27, 1776, Lady Derby first sat for this portrait. She returned to Romney's London studio ten times in the winters of 1777 and 1778. She was twenty-three with a son and had been married for two and a half years. The romantic background and her white dress are typical of Romney's portraits of women.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lady Elizabeth Stanley (1753–1797), Countess of Derby
  • Artist: George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
  • Date: 1776–78
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.7.57
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Edward Smith Stanley (1752–1834), Twelfth Earl of Derby, Elizabeth, Countess of Derby (Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, 1753–1797), and Their Son (Edward Smith Stanley, 1775–1851), Angelica Kauffmann Swiss, Oil on canvas
Edward Smith Stanley (1752–1834), Twelfth Earl of Derby, Elizabeth, Countess of Derby (Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, 1753–1797), and Their Son (Edward Smith Stanley, 1775–1851)
Angelica Kauffmann
ca. 1776
Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue, George Romney British, Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue
George Romney
Giovanni Cimabue
ca. 1773–75
The Rev. William Atkinson, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, George Romney British, Graphite
The Rev. William Atkinson, wearing a broad-brimmed hat
George Romney
The Reverend William Atkinson
ca. 1760
Study of two figures: one seated, the other standing (recto). Study of a head looking upwards (verso), George Romney British, Graphite with traces of pen and brown ink at upper right
Study of two figures: one seated, the other standing (recto). Study of a head looking upwards (verso)
George Romney
ca. 1777
John Howard Visiting a Lazaretto (recto); Titania and Her Fairies (verso), George Romney British, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite
John Howard Visiting a Lazaretto (recto); Titania and Her Fairies (verso)
George Romney
John Howard
ca. 1790–92

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