Johann Georg Paul Fischer
Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1827), wearing Field Marshal's uniform with the riband and star of the Order of the Garter, 1812-20
Robert Thorburn
Charlotte Mary Hood (née Nelson), Baroness Bridport, Duchess of Bronte (1787-1873), niece of Admiral Viscount Nelson, wearing black velvet dress trimmed with black lace, green ‘Kashmir’ shawl and ‘turban’ headdress, c. 1840-5
Watercolour on ivory
Rectangular, 5 in (12 8mm) high
Frame engraved ‘Charlotte Bridport, Duchess of Bronte’ and ’B. Sept. 20 1787. D. Jan. 29 1873’
Philip Mould & Company
Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport and Duchess of Bronte was the daughter of the Reverend William, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835) and his wife Sarah, née Yonge; and niece to Admiral Viscount...
Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport and Duchess of Bronte was the daughter of the Reverend William, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835) and his wife Sarah, née Yonge; and niece to Admiral Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) from whom her family would undeservedly derive wealth and titles. She was born in Norfolk where her socially ambitious father, like her grandfather the Rev. Edmund Nelson, languished as a rural curate. As a child, she had followed the astonishing rise to fame of her uncle Horatio attending the local balls and watching the fireworks which attended his great victory at the battle of the Nile in 1798.
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 25 October 1976, Lot 58