Elisabeth Hervey, ca. 1778/1779

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Elizabeth Hervey (4th Marchioness of Bristol, née Davers) by Anton von Maron, ca. 1778/1779

Elizabeth (*1733-02-01; †1800-12-19) was the daughter of Sir Jermyn Davers Bt MP, a great-granddaughter of Thomas, 2nd Baron Jermyn, as well as being sister and heiress of Sir Charles Davers Bt MP (1737–1807). She married the Hon. Frederick Hervey in 1752.

By their marriage, she and Lord Bristol had four sons and three daughters:

When the Bishop Lord Bristol died in 1803, his son Frederick succeeded as 5th Earl of Bristol as well as to the family estates including Ickworth House. The title of Baron Howard de Walden however passed to his great-grandson Charles Ellis, son of the 1st Baron Seaford, son of The Hon. Elizabeth Hervey (only child of Jack, Lord Hervey).

This is another painting of Elizabeth with her daughter Louisa Theodosia, a lot less charming than the above portrait:

de Bittio, Antonio; Elizabeth Davers (1730-1800), Countess of Bristol, and Her Daughter Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey (1770-1821), Later Countess of Liverpool; National Trust, Ickworth; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/elizabeth-davers-17301800-countess-of-bristol-and-her-daughter-lady-louisa-theodosia-hervey-17701821-later-countess-of-liverpool-172031

Elizabeth Davers (1730–1800), Countess of Bristol, and Her Daughter Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey (1770–1821), Later Countess of Liverpool by Antonio de Bittio, 1760s

There is another portrait of her daughter Louisa, see my other post here.

source: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Books and Art, Art UK

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