Lavinia, Countess Spencer
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
Half length portrait. The sitter is facing front. She has an elaborate lace cap tied under the chin, with fur-edges on her cloak. Lady Lavinia Bingham (1762-1831) was the eldest daughter to the Irish peer Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan, and his wife the portrait miniature painter Margaret Smyth. Despite the lack of a dowry, she married George Spencer, Viscount Althorp, in 1782. Althorp succeeded as 2nd Earl Spencer in 1783. He was a politician. Together they entertained the period's most prominent political and intellectual figures. She was the pre-eminent hostess in Lodon society at the time. See also her portrait 1920.180 and 1920.498. See 1920.164 for a portrait of her sister, Lady Anne Bingham.
Object Name
Lavinia, Countess Spencer
Creators Name
Date Created
1876
accession number
1920.176
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
On Display
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
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