Louisa, Countess of Aylesford
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
Portrait of Louisa, Countess of Aylesford. Three-quarter length figure facing the front with head turned to her right, her left arm resting on the base of a classical column. Classical columns and a country park in the background. Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford (neeThynne 1760-1832) was the eldest daughter of the politician Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Lady Elizabeth Bentinck. She was a naturalist and botanical illustrator who studied the flora in her Warwickshire neighbourhood. She married Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford in 1781. They lived at Packington Hall in Coventry and had 13 children. This print was publsihed in London on 1 January 1783.
Object Name
Louisa, Countess of Aylesford
Creators Name
Date Created
1783
accession number
1920.341
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
On Display
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
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