Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863) Ambassador to Paris 1846-62
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About the work
- Location
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Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy
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About the artist
Alfred, Count d’Orsay, dandy and amateur artist, was born in Paris, the son of one of Napoleon’s generals. He met Lord and Lady Blessington in 1822 and was romantically interested in Lady Blessington. Perhaps to divert D’Orsay’s attention from his wife, Lord Blessington wrote a will leaving his Irish property to one of his daughters, should either marry Count D’Orsay. D’Orsay chose 15 year old Lady Harriet Anne Gardiner and the couple married in Naples in 1827. It was not a happy union. Following the death of Lord Blessington and the breakdown of the Count’s marriage, D’Orsay and Lady Blessington became a prominent couple in fashionable society. D’Orsay died in Paris in 1852, having fled there with Lady Blessington to escape his debts.
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- male portrait, man, 19th century costume, Marquess, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for War, diplomat, Ambassador to Paris
- Materials & Techniques
- paper (as artists material), pencil, pencil drawing
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Details
- Title
- Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863) Ambassador to Paris 1846-62
- Date
- 1840
- Medium
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 28.00 cm, width: 20.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Colnaghi, February 1955
- Inscription
- Sd&Insbr,Insbc
- GAC number
- 3035