Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey, Countess of Liverpool (1770-1821)
after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey RA (Norton, nr. Sheffield 1781 – London 1841)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1825
Materials
plaster
Measurements
64 x 42 cm
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852230
Summary
Plaster sculpture, Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey, Countess of Liverpool (1770-1821) after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey RA (Norton, nr. Sheffield 1781 – London 1841). Plaster draped portrait bust of the Countess of Liverpool, the head turned slightly to the left, the curly hair loose, with a little top-knot, and falling on the neck behind.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Presumably given by the husband of the sitter, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828), to her brother, the 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859); thence by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of tax and transferred to the National Trust in 1956.
Makers and roles
after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey RA (Norton, nr. Sheffield 1781 – London 1841), publisher previously ascribed to British (English) School, publisher previously ascribed to Joseph Nollekens, RA (London 1737 – London 1823), publisher