Lady Sophia Frances Cust, Mrs Christopher Theron Tower (1811-1882)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Giltwood
Measurements
180 x 120 mm
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 435964
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on card, Lady Sophia Frances Cust, Mrs Christopher Theron Tower (1811-1882), British (English) School, 1830. Three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman, turned sightly to the left, gazing to the right, wearing a ball gown and a, white ostrich feathered headress. Lady Sophia Frances Cust was born on 14 April 1811. She was the daughter of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow (1779-1853)and Amelia Sophia Hume (1787/8-1814) She married Christopher Theron Tower (d.1884) on 10 February 1836. She died on 21 December 1882 at age 71.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist