Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer
| Lavinia Spencer | |
|---|---|
 Lavinia, Countess Spencer by Joshua Reynolds | |
| Born | 1762 |
| Died | 1831 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Spouse(s) | George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer |
| Children |
John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer Sarah Lyttelton, Baroness Lyttelton Hon. Richard Spencer Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer Lady Georgiana Charlotte Quin Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer Ignatius Spencer |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan Margaret Bingham |
Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer (née Bingham; 1762 – 1831), was a British illustrator.
Family
Born Lady Lavinia Bingham in 1762, she was the daughter of Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan, and the painter Margaret Bingham. She became a countess when she married George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer on 6 March 1781. The couple had nine children:
- John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782–1845)
- Lady Sarah Spencer (1787–1870), married William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, and had issue.
- Hon. Richard Spencer (1789–1791), died in infancy.
- Captain Hon. Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer (1791–1830), died unmarried in Malta.
- Hon. William Spencer (b. & d. 1792), died in infancy.
- Lady Harriet Spencer (b. & d. 1793), died in infancy.
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Georgiana Charlotte (Henry Pierce Bone)
- Lady Georgiana Charlotte Spencer (1794–1823), married Lord George Quin, son of Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort, and had issue.
- Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798–1857)
- The Very Reverend Hon. George Spencer (later known as Father Ignatius Spencer (1799–1864), died unmarried.
Works
Her drawing A Pinch of Snuff was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[1] She is known for engravings made after her drawings by the engraver Marino Bovi.
A Pinch of Snuff
Nice Supper, engraved by Bovi
References
- ↑ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
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